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내 휴식과 이완의 해 by Ottessa Moshfegh

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takemeapart's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

3.75

*drum roll* she’s depressed… and she’s racist! (side-eyeing all the white girls who rave about relating to this character).. morality aside i enjoyed the
very chaotic read… i too would like to sleep for a year.. justice for Reva.

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ameliaisreading2222's review against another edition

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sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I normally like books where skinny girls feel sorry for themselves and do a lot of drugs but this one I just found a bit boring tbh. It's really slow, but it's also pretty well written and I get what the author was trying to say, it just wasn't my cup of tea.

Despite that, the part at the end with Reva, made me cry, I saw it coming but that page, oml

Other than that though, it was just eh for me personally!

emilia_lodge's review against another edition

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3.75

Interesting insight into an unlikeable protagonist’s thoughts. Liked the language and the distinct characters.

backmanfan's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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

3.0

alex_rothschilds's review against another edition

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4.75

A refreshing book for me. The exploration of sleep hibernation and the ‘sleepdoing’ aspect was especially intriguing to me. I felt it was slightly clunky/uninteresting on the first few pages but after that it was excellent. Very excited to read more of her work.