Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh
Historical Fiction
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh
—· 320 p· 2022
darkhauntingtense
Overview
About
A fateful year in the life of a thirteen-year-old shepherd's son living in Lapvona, a fiefdom ruled by a corrupt, incompetent and feckless lord.
Pages
320
Alfaguara
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Prose9
Moral Brutality9
Worldbuilding8
Narration8
Satirical Darkness8
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Plot twists6
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