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A review by abibliophagist
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moshfegh is really Moshfeghing with this one.
Dark, grimey, disturbing and grotesque.
But somehow enthralling. Like an accidental medieval Saltburn.
No one is likeable in this book, and everyone from the most pious to the most godless have twisted morals.
I loved it.
Dark, grimey, disturbing and grotesque.
But somehow enthralling. Like an accidental medieval Saltburn.
No one is likeable in this book, and everyone from the most pious to the most godless have twisted morals.
I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Body horror, and Animal death
Moderate: Death, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Grief