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