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A review by sydexo
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Death in Her Hands is a complicated story about a complicated character, maybe two: Vesta, our main character, and Magda, our murder victim.
You stay with Vesta the whole time after she discovers a note reading:
“Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body.”
You follow along with her action and inner monologue as she uncovers what happened to this girl who was potentially murdered.
A story with touching quotes, a lovable dog named Charlie, plus themes of grief, madness, murder, and more.
I always have mixed feelings with Ottessa Moshfegh’s work because she has a way of writing unlikable, unreliable, and unattractive characters. However, I don’t think it’s as effective when she writes about “fat” characters. It just usually rubs me personally the wrong way…idk.
It took me soooo long to finally finish this book. Also not sure why, but maybe the pacing or plot wasn’t as pleasing to me as past books?? I enjoyed the second half quite a bit and finally felt myself feeling more intrigued/hooked.
Still searching for my fav Ottessa book
You stay with Vesta the whole time after she discovers a note reading:
“Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn’t me. Here is her dead body.”
You follow along with her action and inner monologue as she uncovers what happened to this girl who was potentially murdered.
A story with touching quotes, a lovable dog named Charlie, plus themes of grief, madness, murder, and more.
I always have mixed feelings with Ottessa Moshfegh’s work because she has a way of writing unlikable, unreliable, and unattractive characters. However, I don’t think it’s as effective when she writes about “fat” characters. It just usually rubs me personally the wrong way…idk.
It took me soooo long to finally finish this book. Also not sure why, but maybe the pacing or plot wasn’t as pleasing to me as past books?? I enjoyed the second half quite a bit and finally felt myself feeling more intrigued/hooked.
Still searching for my fav Ottessa book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Fatphobia