Lapvona

Haunting, disturbing and wonderfully plotted: This village is a scary and metaphoric place where death, betrayal and money reigns... I was fascinated, couldn't nearly take the book down and rooted for Ina so badly it almost hurt. Not a typical Moshfegh, but a brilliant one!

Ottessa Moshfegh takes us to the medieval eastern-european village Lapvona, which is governed by a spoiled lord and an illiterate priest who makes contents of the bible up as he pleases. We follow the outcast, God-fearing shepherd Jude, his bastard son Marek, and the old, witch-like Ina who lives in the woods and has an interesting relationship with the Lapvonians. Storylines intertwine in unexpected ways as awful and often disgusting events occur that will leave you thinking "Who would write something like this?" - Ottessa Moshfegh would, and she does it exceptionally well.

Obwohl dieses Buch verstörend und manchmal regelrecht ekelhaft ist, ist es trozdem eines der Besten die ich jemals gelesen habe. Die Geschichte von Marek und den anderen Charakteren ist eine wie keine andere. Ich liebe dieses Buch und kann mich nach knapp 2 Jahren nich immer an alles erinnern. Bitte lesen Sie es einfach und überlegen Sie nicht zu lange bevor sie es kaufen. Es zahlt sich aus.

disturbing and gross, haunting and captivating there is no book quiet like this one Recommend if you like weird books I think it's one of my favourite books this world is so painful and visual you can't stop reading

Lapvona is a morbid look into the abyss of the human heart. The medival setting mixed with the horror elements and the witchy feel this story emits, makes for a real captivating novel. Lapvona is a fictional eastern european village, that's riddled with corruption and religious fanaticism. The location is really off putting and fits the feel of the story perfectly. It's one of the best horror books I've read this year and I really recommend this title if you like dark fairytales and confusing horror.