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A review by kaiyakaiyo
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.0
0 stars! this was unmitigated shit
frankly if you liked anything about this book you should be put on a watchlist. this book is full of rape, child rape, cannibalism, incest, and horrific combinations of those things for shock value & shock value only.
page after page of disgusting, depraved, and depressing nonsense with 0 cohesion. no plot or interesting character development to justify the lack of plot. the “magical realism” is just some handwavy vague bullshit. just rape after assault and some people eating thrown in for funsies! idk what the author’s other books are like but this one alone warrants jail time
what an awful fucking read! wouldn’t recommend to a person i hated. the 5 star review people are freaks and i want them investigated
frankly if you liked anything about this book you should be put on a watchlist. this book is full of rape, child rape, cannibalism, incest, and horrific combinations of those things for shock value & shock value only.
page after page of disgusting, depraved, and depressing nonsense with 0 cohesion. no plot or interesting character development to justify the lack of plot. the “magical realism” is just some handwavy vague bullshit. just rape after assault and some people eating thrown in for funsies! idk what the author’s other books are like but this one alone warrants jail time
what an awful fucking read! wouldn’t recommend to a person i hated. the 5 star review people are freaks and i want them investigated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide