Reviews

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

runinshae's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

luli_boy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

1.75

diverdovvn's review against another edition

5.0

Foul.

hvnvdii's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.25

reeebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

melehr'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

jowixx's review against another edition

4.0

Kurczę, cóż to za przedziwna powieść. Otessa wykreowała niesamowity świat, kunsztownie zarządzając tajemnicą w ciągłym ruchu perspektyw. Jej postacie są pełnokrwiste, zranione, bez końca ambiwalentne. A potem wchodzą w horyzontalne i wertykalne relacje, grając o władzę i miłosną transcendencję.
W gruncie rzeczy nic się nie dzieje i do ostatniej strony nie wiadomo na pewno, jakie jest sedno, czemu służy ten pokrętnie średniowieczny kostium. A jednak "Lapvona" wciąga i angażuje, chyba właśnie za sprawą nieustającej konfuzji.

gauryadav08's review against another edition

too weird

zhzhang's review against another edition

I could not rate it cause I DNF the book. I just could not get into it. The background and the plot are just too eerie for me.

ficklefever's review against another edition

2.0

yowza!! if you are one for the gruesome, gory, and depressingly dark, this is the moshfegh for you. there is a scene where a character puts a grape up his butthole and then tosses it into another character's mouth. and that's one of the tamer things to happen. so. do with that what you will.