I love all of Moshfegh, even Lapvona! And I love this video! Thoroughly enjoyed your takes on her books, especially your struggles with Lapvona. I too hope your grandmother doesn't pick it up looking for a light read😅!

I remember seeing her writing for the first time in the paris review years ago. It s been interesting to follow along with her career since then.

Glad you're uploading more!

Currently reading Lapvona and I'm shocked by how much I hate this book. It checks off many boxes on my reading list but this one is brutal to get through. I'm 200 pages in and questioning how I even got this far.... I read My Year and enjoyed it for the most part--chuckling at its clever imagery. I like the world of Lapvona and its setting but I'm bored by the "humor" and painful banter (or lack there of because there's hardly any dialogue) between the questionable characters. Have you read Big Swiss by Jen Beagin? That's on my summer reading list. Apparently HBO is making it into a series.

Loved this exploration, even if Moshfegh is most successful for me personally as a reader in her short stories.

I would love a video on elif batuman!

Love it

Wait is that how you pronounce Lapvona 😂

I found that My Year of Rest was rushed towards the end, overly edited.