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A review by cherrykois
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
4.75
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This book was a ride. Set in medieval times, the horrors described in this novel were unsettling, yet fascinating. Each character is on itself a contradiction between the most primal of a human being and the complexities behind emotion, morality and restraint. Villiam, the feudal lord of Lapvona was probably one of my favorite characters. And let me get this out of the way: he IS an asshole. BUT I couldn’t help but laugh when his scenes came around. Maybe I should check on that with a therapist. I ended up hating the protagonist, Marek as much as everyone in his life did, but I felt like he was such a good character, to me he felt alive. And most of the characters did for this story is FILLED with interesting points of view. I feel like im just rambling about how good this book is but I can only recommend you to read it. It is def not for everyone, it is disgusting, raw and has no chill but it the best of ways, so if that sounds good, definitely give it a go.
This book was a ride. Set in medieval times, the horrors described in this novel were unsettling, yet fascinating. Each character is on itself a contradiction between the most primal of a human being and the complexities behind emotion, morality and restraint. Villiam, the feudal lord of Lapvona was probably one of my favorite characters. And let me get this out of the way: he IS an asshole. BUT I couldn’t help but laugh when his scenes came around. Maybe I should check on that with a therapist. I ended up hating the protagonist, Marek as much as everyone in his life did, but I felt like he was such a good character, to me he felt alive. And most of the characters did for this story is FILLED with interesting points of view. I feel like im just rambling about how good this book is but I can only recommend you to read it. It is def not for everyone, it is disgusting, raw and has no chill but it the best of ways, so if that sounds good, definitely give it a go.