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Violence
Barely any
Suggested violence; implied death
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Extreme psychological unreliability; paranoia; loneliness and dissociation
What this book is about
Moshfegh's 2020 novel follows Vesta, a recent widow who finds a cryptic note suggesting a murder. Unreliable narrator, mounting paranoia, and psychological dissolution. For adults.
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Psychological horror; unreliable narrator
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