I can't believe I forgot to mention this in my review, but Sarah, who I'm connected to on GoodReads, summed 'Lapvona' up perfectly: 'it’s not the novel we want, but it feels like the one we deserve.' 100 percent correct!
Thank you for this amazing review of a book I probably won’t read. This one is a great example of why I love to read good book reviews, but not necessarily the actual books! The review can live on its own.
What Leslie said, plus: Glad to see you picked up True Grit. I’m a big Portis fan. Library of America published his collected works this year. His first novel Norwood is my favorite—so funny. He was a master of deadpan humor. True Grit is a bit of an outlier but also a great read for me—the narrator he creates—wow.
I’m dying at a character coughing up a toe 😂 this plot is WILD. You’ve nailed this review - making it sound appealing whilst also not necessarily recommending it, so much book review skill! Well done. Looking forward to you reading Grain Of Wheat as it’s on my shelf!
Thank you for your review. As others have commented, nowI know I won’t read it. While the author is making very valid observations and arguments about society then and now, the graphic nature of the book is probably too much for me. I tend to dwell on tough parts of books and they can really affect my mood.
As for True Grit, I read it for a read along fairly recently and was shocked by how much I liked it. I hope you enjoy it as well and looking forward to your review in December. Happy Marathon Day!!
I wasn’t sure before if this book was shocking just to be shocking but your review gives me more context and I’m actually more interested in reading it now. Not sure when I’ll be quite “in the mood” for this one though.
“Wow. Yikes” is a perfect rating. Love your review!! This was my experience as well. I also feel like there’s a generous heaping of schadenfreude in Moshfegh’s work that makes the read so uncomfortable and yet compels you back.
You've settled the question for me. This one will go to the bottom of a future TBR stack. I am grateful to you for reading this because I will not do it right away. I can't say never but it will be a long long long time.
thanks for the honest review on Lapvona. I guess I need a year to hype myself up to read this. 😂 I just finished Down the Drain and wow it’s a whole other world.
I just want to know how Moshfegh LIVED inside this book for long enough to write it. We might need to check on her. Also why does Julia Fox have a memoir??? You need to report back on that one. Lastly, Calvin and Hobbes is one of the single greatest creations on the planet and I still read it to this day when I need uplifting.
This article is a great find!! Julia Fox is an anomaly - let me know when you start and I’ll hop on the buddy read. I love memoirs on audiobook and it’s now on Spotify so there’s my sign
I can't believe I forgot to mention this in my review, but Sarah, who I'm connected to on GoodReads, summed 'Lapvona' up perfectly: 'it’s not the novel we want, but it feels like the one we deserve.' 100 percent correct!
Thank you for this amazing review of a book I probably won’t read. This one is a great example of why I love to read good book reviews, but not necessarily the actual books! The review can live on its own.
What Leslie said, plus: Glad to see you picked up True Grit. I’m a big Portis fan. Library of America published his collected works this year. His first novel Norwood is my favorite—so funny. He was a master of deadpan humor. True Grit is a bit of an outlier but also a great read for me—the narrator he creates—wow.
I’m dying at a character coughing up a toe 😂 this plot is WILD. You’ve nailed this review - making it sound appealing whilst also not necessarily recommending it, so much book review skill! Well done. Looking forward to you reading Grain Of Wheat as it’s on my shelf!
Thank you for your review. As others have commented, nowI know I won’t read it. While the author is making very valid observations and arguments about society then and now, the graphic nature of the book is probably too much for me. I tend to dwell on tough parts of books and they can really affect my mood.
As for True Grit, I read it for a read along fairly recently and was shocked by how much I liked it. I hope you enjoy it as well and looking forward to your review in December. Happy Marathon Day!!
I wasn’t sure before if this book was shocking just to be shocking but your review gives me more context and I’m actually more interested in reading it now. Not sure when I’ll be quite “in the mood” for this one though.
Not sure this will make it onto my tbr because WOOF but I’m glad to know about it, nonetheless!!
I keep pushing this one off until "I'm in the right head space." But I'm not sure I ever will be?
Yeah, I don't think I'll be tackling that one. Excellent use of gifs, though! 👍
This was a great review, Mike... and I still can't with this book 🙈
“Wow. Yikes” is a perfect rating. Love your review!! This was my experience as well. I also feel like there’s a generous heaping of schadenfreude in Moshfegh’s work that makes the read so uncomfortable and yet compels you back.
You've settled the question for me. This one will go to the bottom of a future TBR stack. I am grateful to you for reading this because I will not do it right away. I can't say never but it will be a long long long time.
thanks for the honest review on Lapvona. I guess I need a year to hype myself up to read this. 😂 I just finished Down the Drain and wow it’s a whole other world.
I've had Lapvona for a while but you just made me really want to read it now!
I just want to know how Moshfegh LIVED inside this book for long enough to write it. We might need to check on her. Also why does Julia Fox have a memoir??? You need to report back on that one. Lastly, Calvin and Hobbes is one of the single greatest creations on the planet and I still read it to this day when I need uplifting.
This article is a great find!! Julia Fox is an anomaly - let me know when you start and I’ll hop on the buddy read. I love memoirs on audiobook and it’s now on Spotify so there’s my sign