Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

91 reviews

kaemerson2000's review against another edition

Not good for my mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

astropheems's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

(Uses ableist language)

breannedoyle's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

ninabohemia's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide attempt

mold_munchr's review against another edition

Super triggering. I started this book because so many ppl recommended it online, and at first I couldn't decide if I loved or hated it. I ultimately couldn't get through it because it was too triggering. It felt like a depiction of mental illnes (which I'd experienced) that was so real in its mundane nature, and I ultimately decided it wasn't good for me to keep reading. Be careful reading this book if you have experience with mental health yourself, and look up trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Eating disorder

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

peeshy's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

avocadotoastbee's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely loved the book!  couldn't put the book down, even though it became predictable at the end.
The plot was bizarre, but comforting as it was about a woman who hibernates for a year. The main character does what I, being the lazy person that I am, have always wanted to do - sleep my life away. Overall, the nameless narrator and all the other characters are not likable. They are all in their own way flawed. This gives the reader the distance needed to focus on what is happening. And even though the plot description makes it sound like nothing much happens, the story does take some eventful turns. My Year of Rest and Relaxation portrays depression and society at the turn of the century/early 2000s accurately. But it was not entirely depressing to read. At times it was even funny.
All in all, I really enjoyed My Year of Rest and Relaxation and would read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

kt2e56's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

Ugh. First of all, it’s not hard to “get” what’s happening with this book. Just like American Psycho, which this book reminded me of quite a bit, My Year of Rest & Relaxation is unbelievably shallow. So me not liking it doesn’t mean it went over my head. I just didn’t like the book.

I know the author has been on a crusade about how it’s sexist to not like a book with unlikable female characters but it’s not that I don’t like books about unlikable women, I like well-written books about unlikable women. The nameless main character is boring. She just is. She’s racist and nasty and cruel but above all, just so fucking boring. And the author is boring. We get it: somehow despite not showering for weeks, having crusted up eyes, toothpaste all over her face, and god knows what else…everyone is bending over backwards to let the main character know that she’s still just so beautiful and perfect and nobody could ever be thinner or prettier. My god. Find something less cliche.

What was I’m assuming supposed to be some big shocking reveal at the end about Reva dying in 9/11, I literally predicted when I was 22% of the way into the book. So not really that shocking. Just another cliched attempt at controversy.

I did give this one whole extra star for the spot on critiques about the art world. I thought that was genuinely funny and satirical. Ditto for the author’s description of Long Island (I live one town over from Farmingdale in Massapequa. Lol.) which I found pretty funny. Otherwise? Meh. I don’t take Infermiterol but I’m sure I’ll forget this book in three days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship