Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

6 reviews

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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kadinelouise's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was one of the strangest books I have ever read. The MC’s internal monologue is the majority of the story, so it is interesting to see how she is interpreting the world around her into the story she is spinning. Made me think a lot about growing old, loneliness, and dealing with the world’s demons.
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gralicia's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-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

2.0

Ooft this was a challenge, because I love Ottessa Moshfegh and I LOVE a delusional/obsessive protagonist who is descending into a little madness.

However, I couldn't cope with the repeated fatphobia and many stereotypical, flat characters that Vesta would imagine. I cringed when she suggested that her idea of Magda would have been a Russian mail order bride if she hadn't made it to America.

Unfortunately the fatphobia seems to be a reoccurring theme in Moshfegh's work, as the protagonist in My Year of Rest and Relaxation also idolised thinness and was disgusted at her friend for putting on weight.

I've just started Eileen, I'm hoping for a break from the fat-shaming.
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maxattack's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is for the girlies that like art films that other people “don’t get”, and whose endings annoy people who only watched it all the way through because they were expecting it to change genres. Not a bad thing, just explains the mixed reviews. 
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oliviah1111's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this book is very very slow paced. from what i understand, it was only over the span of 2-3 days. i enjoyed it either way, but there are some weird elements i didnt like.
there was random hints of fatphobia, and what kind of felt like fetishization of foreign women. this may be because of the narrator being an older woman, but it seemed to be the writers opinion sneaking through especially with the weird comments about fat people.
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lauraspeechly's review against another edition

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

4.5

I know that lots of people didn't love this book but I did. I liked it better than Eileen and MYORAR. 
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