A review by dilfpercyshelley
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

a slightly underwhelming, but still beautiful, mystery novel. i do always appreciate a novel that leaves me guessing, even after the story finishes. perhaps it was all so very literal? i prefer to believe this is incredibly intricate delusions of a woman driven mad by grief. perhaps not grief of her husband, but grief of a life of freedom lost. the only reason it rate it lower than other moshfegh novels is, as i mentioned, i found it slightly underwhelming.