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oh 5 stars

...god. And also how both of these extremes can drive us away from religion. And just the general influence of religion on society. This felt like a nightmare fueled fairytale in the best way. I really enjoyed it

...very specific target audience in mind that I fall in with. This was such an exploration of the human soul and the deepest desires and depravities of humanity, and how that can come out both in the most desperate savage of situations (like being on the edge of death from famine and drought) and also in the most excess of situations, where the power and influence of one man makes him feel invincible and like a...

...it and it made sense. I really really enjoyed the second half and I couldn't put it down once it all clicked. This was one of those books that played out like a movie in my head and how the the personalities of the characters developed and changed throughout the novel was really cool to see. I feel like Otessa Moshfegh is popular but still so underrated because not everyone gets her as I think her books have a...

this was a fucking crazy ride. I read this in two halves, over the course of 2 separate road trips in the span of a week. At first I struggled a bit with it just because the format was so unfamiliar to me and it was also quite repulsive at points. But I think once I kind of grasped what the book was trying to communicate and how the setup and character arc of Marek was playing into things I kind of got more into...

Whenever I have an expectation for what is going to happen, something right out of left field hits me in the face like a bloody rock.