Lapvona
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
“Lapvona flips all the conventions of familial and parental relations, putting hatred where love should be or a negotiation where grief should be . . . Through a mix of witchery, deception, murder, abuse, grand delusion, ludicrous conversations, and cringeworthy moments of bodily disgust,…
Why read it?
1 author picked Lapvona as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Lapvona took hold of me immediately and would not let go. The narrative drives and compels.
The characters are richly developed, deeply flawed, wholly sympathetic. The world of the story is fully realized, even when things veer unnatural. And Moshfegh juggles and manipulates language like a magician. Moshfegh convinced me of the unbelievable, made the unpleasant delicious, made me want to read more and more.
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