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A review by bontals
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“Will you pray for them, Father?’
‘Of course. I’ll speak to God directly.”
A dark and brutal book. Truly stomach churning at times. A fucked up mirror into Western lives, both as lord and peasant. I love magical realism.
‘Of course. I’ll speak to God directly.”
A dark and brutal book. Truly stomach churning at times. A fucked up mirror into Western lives, both as lord and peasant. I love magical realism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Torture