Rec | LAPVONA

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Rec'd on 📚 4/8: What did you read last week?

gross but i was glued to the pages. probably not for the faint of heart, yeah, but i‘m not gonna be an edgelord about it or pull out the dramatics. moshfegh is a very layered author. while her novels each feature very different casts of characters, i see a common thread linking them all in the back of my mind. queen of unlikable character studies.

@deardoveswings

Apr 8, 2024

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