Reviews tagging 'Racism'

내 휴식과 이완의 해 by Ottessa Moshfegh

122 reviews

annaderriere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

Slow to start. Fleabag-esque depiction of the selfishness and all consuming nature of grief. Despite the title, I felt neither rested nor relaxed- the narrator's response to loss is relatable and almost addictive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual assault and Racism

sagelikesscats's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

It follows a very ignorant and privileged wealthy white woman and her depression. This book is very candid and accurate and creative with its depiction of depression, but it does so from a very privileged perspective. Read this book! And learn about how depression impacts people who are not white and rich.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Racism and Classism

lesbegays's review against another edition

dark funny reflective

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

5.0

this is one of the most relatable and accurate depictions of depression that i’ve ever come across. depression is ugly and disgusting and makes you a shitty friend. the narrator is not a likable person, but i did find myself loving her because of how intimately i understand her and how much of the worst parts of myself i see in her. i found myself both jealous that she is rich enough to actually do what i’ve dreamt about since i was 12 and dedicate all of her time to sleeping, and so grateful that i’m no longer in a place where i want to sleep for a year. just maybe a month. i’ve had this on my shelf for years and i’m so glad i waited until now to read it. both the narrator and i are 26, and i think this would have made me spiral if i was 23.
the writing style of this book is so hypnotic. every time i emerged from a reading session i felt disoriented, like i was waking up from a too-long, sweaty afternoon nap. i felt a little bit how i imagine the narrator felt in her waking hours. a lot of people describe the pace of this book as slow, and i guess that’s fair, but i flew through this. the combination of short, clipped sentences and excessive run-on sentences just pulled me along for the ride. 
if you’ve ever felt like sleeping for a year would fix you but are currently in a better, more healed place, i highly recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity

angietheace's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Vomit, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Animal death, Ableism, Abortion, and Death

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Abortion, Chronic illness, and Death

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

xmifeng_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence, Rape, Abortion, Racism, Ableism, and Vomit

lvwieland's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

sleepyredwolf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

This was a real slog to get through. I hated the main character and the world she populates. I hate stories about pitiful rich people and their hollow, vapid lives. I hated her bigotry, the casual racism and misogyny in her narration. I hated the way the writing wrapped itself around me, drew me deeper and deeper into a hopeless, miserable hole. However, despite all of these things I could not bring myself to hate the book. It was skillfully written, and very cinematic in nature - I could feel the camera movements, the costumes and subtle cues. As a work of art I would say it is of quality and worth reading. It will bring you down. Something about that is attractive to me in a book. Take that as you will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Minor: Racism

elle_e_d_light's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

I think the author is good at writing, but I didn't care at all what happened to the main character. I'm still not sure if that was actually the author's intent though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Ableism, Racism, Classism, and Grief