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Ottessa Moshfegh: Lapvona (2022, Penguin Publishing Group) 4 stars

A fateful year in the life of a thirteen-year-old shepherd's son living in Lapvona, a …

Felt a little diluted relative to her short stories, but maybe I always feel that way if I’ve discovered an author via their short form work. Her prose is direct & unadorned & pretty magnificent. It’s funnier than I imagined 🥹