Ottessa Moshfegh

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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY The Millions, Harper's Bazaar, New York Magazine, LitHub, AV Club, and more
In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yet

Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in childbirth. One of life’s few consolations for Marek is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina, who suckled him when he was a baby, as she did so many of the village’s children. Ina’s gifts extend beyond childcare: she possesses a unique ability to communicate with the natural world. Her gift often brings her the transmission of sacred knowledge on levels far beyond those available to other villagers, however religious they…
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  • Jᜀᜈ᜔ᜈshared an impressionlast year
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    I read the summary and I thought it was about a 13 y.o boy going in an adventure. I mean I'm right but I didn't expect it to be gruesome and I didn't know who Ottessa Moshfegh was 😭 it was good tho it just catched me super off guard

  • em 💌shared an impressionlast year
    👍Worth reading
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    🎯Worthwhile

    it was so good but some of the themes were definitely lost on me, some of it was also kinda gross

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  • em 💌has quotedlast year
    ‘Death is not the end. You shall rise. What are the birds but angels? You will never have to walk among the monsters. It’s much better up there. You’ll see, you’ll see. You will be so happy and free, you’ll sing.’

    oh my god

  • em 💌has quotedlast year
    ‘If you love that baby more than me,’ he said, ‘I’ll kill myself. Then you’ll be sorry.’

    Agata shrugged again.
  • em 💌has quotedlast year
    She became completely consumed by her longing for something to hate.

    i hope lispeth has a happy ending :(

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