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A review by solitary
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
4.0
this book is “never let them know your next move” in paper.
vividly grotesque, lapvona is definitely not short in gore and vomit-inducing pages. moshfegh explores humanity’s vulnerability, absurdity, and faith across multiple lenses of the characters in lapnova. religion is a prominent theme throughout the book, illustrating how it can be utilized as a tool for the manipulation of people with performative and superficial faith and bent to justify vile actions.
it also touches on misogyny, corruption, and the class division between the rich and the poor. lapvona is a town heavily dominated by men who think that women are theirs to claim and are obligated to bare them children. some feminism is displayed through some of the female characters, primarily ina, the village ‘witch’ and outcast who survived on her own and reclaimed power. in a calamity that occurred, the people inside the lord’s mansion bathed with luxury and unlimited resources while the poor were dying and resorted to desperate means to survive, mirroring the current and aggravating social stratification happening in real life.
my first moshfegh. definitely looking forward to reading more of her works
vividly grotesque, lapvona is definitely not short in gore and vomit-inducing pages. moshfegh explores humanity’s vulnerability, absurdity, and faith across multiple lenses of the characters in lapnova. religion is a prominent theme throughout the book, illustrating how it can be utilized as a tool for the manipulation of people with performative and superficial faith and bent to justify vile actions.
it also touches on misogyny, corruption, and the class division between the rich and the poor. lapvona is a town heavily dominated by men who think that women are theirs to claim and are obligated to bare them children. some feminism is displayed through some of the female characters, primarily ina, the village ‘witch’ and outcast who survived on her own and reclaimed power. in a calamity that occurred, the people inside the lord’s mansion bathed with luxury and unlimited resources while the poor were dying and resorted to desperate means to survive, mirroring the current and aggravating social stratification happening in real life.
my first moshfegh. definitely looking forward to reading more of her works