Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Mi año de descanso y relajación by Ottessa Moshfegh

74 reviews

spooderman's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Vomit, Animal death, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Mental illness, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: War, Racism, Cursing, Abortion, Miscarriage, Classism, Confinement, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

i_island's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I mean, I liked it enough to finish it in 3 days but it was not the book that I wanted to read to be honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

blue_roses's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Excrement, Alcoholism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

eleanor_w's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Vomit, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Body shaming, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer

jjabbathehutt's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

lauchpferd's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

!Spoilers!

I don't know why this book exists, this should've been a short story and even then the plot is extremely flimsy. It took me 6 months to finally finish because of how much it drags it's feet. Most of the characters are completely unlikable and don't change or develop at all over the course of the story.

The main character does a 180 in her personality once the author realises the book is almost over but there are no in-story justifications for it. Reva dying is cliché, of course the best friend has to die for the betterment of the main character. Using 9/11 and her subsequently buying a new DVR to record it as a metaphor just seems crass, as does the very last line: "There she is, a human being, diving into the unknown, and she is wide awake."

While the occasional sentence or image might be interesting, (the arctic fox freezing to death) it's immediately undermined by whatever comparison to genitals the author can come up with.

The book was recommended to me for being "deep" and "real" but I'd say it's the exact opposite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Pregnancy, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief

kellykc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

taylorgc721's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was the first book of her that I have read, and I think this author probably one you just like or don't. I enjoyed this read but could see where people have issues with it.

If you're into reading about completely unhinged women doing unhinged and borderline horrifying things, do read. If you're worried definitely leaf through the trigger warnings to get an idea at least. 

I think I'll read from this author again, would recommend to some (definitely not everyone)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abortion, Child abuse, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Classism, Fatphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Violence