A review by olivianw
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Grotesque. Moshfegh has a talent for making hideous stories impossible to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy