I'll be honest, I'm listening to this as an audiobook while I drive. It consists of 14 or so individual stories that will, seemingly, never intersect. Each of the main characters in the book is somewhat unsatisfied with their current life. Some stories are gruesome and crude, but that's expected from Ottessa Moshfegh.
So far, I like this book. I really love to hear about people's stories, their love and loss, even their dissatisfaction.
Apr 10, 2024
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(The alien is misleading lol) It's been over a year since I've first read it but those short stories stickkkkk with me to this day.
Jun 14, 2024
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A short story by Ottessa Moshfegh. I'm addicted to reading the way she describes things for some reason. So grotesque.
May 6, 2025
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When I finished this book, I told myself I wouldn’t rec it — it’s too obvious. But Its stuck in my brain like a leach since then so I just have to im sorry! Lapvona tells the story of a fiefdom led by an absolutely demented and depraved lord named Villiam. You follow a deformed child of the town’s shephard named Marek and the surrounding cast of his story as he continues to do the weirdest messed up stuff (as does everyone else.) I can’t easily put into words why I love Lapvona, but it’s like nothing I’ve ever read before - haunting, diseased, insane. I just really want to keep reading it even though there’s none left for me.
Aug 2, 2022
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I like what I like and I like doing things myself (Virgo). Every birthday, for the last few years, I have been making my own birthday cake and I have been loving it. This is a vanilla cake with blackberry jam, lemon curd, and mascarpone whipped cream.
To celebrate my 23rd birthday, I had an intimate dinner party with my family, friends, and my boyfriend. It was a gorgeous time.
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I love slow Sundays at the museum. I love seeing the families, the older couples, the new lovers. I love listening in on their conversations. Some are planning their lunch. Others are connecting their lives to the exhibits. It’s beautiful!
When I eventually get bored, I roam around and find the museum cat, Stevie.
Apr 7, 2024