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Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

11 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

okay. when i first finished this book, i didn’t really care for it. i didn’t not like it, but i initially found it a little boring. i’ve had time to let it marinate, and i am finally aware of just how crazy this novel is. the whole thing is just this poor old lady (vesta) driving herself absolutely mad. 85% of this novel takes place inside of vesta’s head. most of the things that “happen” in this book don’t even happen! she’s just making shit up!!! and the ending. wtf?! great use of an unreliable narrator.

ngl the ending had me giggling. it also COMPLETELY caught me off guard. and wtf was up with charlie at the end?? i wish we got some sort of explanation on that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

oliviah1111's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Alcohol

grunbean's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I love Mosfegh’s writing, and this is by no means a bad book. I can only describe is lacking in a way, but I can’t put my figure on what it is exactly. 

Definitely for you if you like mystery, as every part of it feels like a mystery in some way. It just seems to lack something that ties it all together, I finished it feeling confused.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Alcohol

natalia_booksss's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alisonfaith426's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

sofiiaclaire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shoohoob's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

This book is for people who have anxiety and frequently make up scenarios in their head. The entire book is this one woman’s internal monologue and she slowly spirals further and further. I actually really liked this book, to my surprise! It took me a bit to fully commit to the writing style, but once I was about a quarter of the way in I was Hooked.

I also liked viewing this book as someone trying to cope with grief and loss while understanding past trauma. It’s interesting just how little we learn about the main character and her backstory even though we are fully immersed in her narrative. However, the main threads throughout the book was death and grief. I viewed Vesta’s slow descent into madness as her way of coping with her grief (not a healthy coping strategy lmao) and it helped me understand the book on a deeper level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Alcohol

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content