Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

94 reviews

nicoleanthony's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Classism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Abandonment, Ableism, and Child death

lena_pls's review

adventurous challenging 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

mnatale100's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Abortion, Confinement, Excrement, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Incest

telliot's review

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, and Child abuse

emacmillan's review

Too graphic 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Torture, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Body horror, Self harm, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Classism, Vomit, Child death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Gore, Grief, Excrement, and Emotional abuse

avocadotoastbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked My Year Of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh and was really looking forward to reading this book.
This is nothing like My Year Of Rest an Relaxation.
Lapvona is funny, dark and twisted. I could rarely predict what would happen next, which made me want to keep reading.
All in all, a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

matigiuro's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Incest

loustat__'s review

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Excrement, Abandonment, Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, War, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Gore, Self harm, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Bullying, Murder, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

captainyaht's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, and Murder

megano_oregano's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Incest, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, and Abandonment