Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mijn jaar van rust en kalmte by Ottessa Moshfegh

500 reviews

readbydej's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

This book was sad but oddly refreshing. Who wouldn’t want to take a year off and just sleep with the expectation that when you wake up you’ll be made anew? Now, it’s very faulty and numerous red flags plague the storyline as well as the characters (I honestly don’t like any of them) but it does include little gems that force you to think about the world around you and how you view your place in it. I also view the main character as an unreliable narrator for numerous reasons but I understood her plight. It’s a pretty quick read and it doesn’t take itself too seriously but it does make you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

alyc00per's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

lulla_byyye's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

irinat's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

sestout's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, and Toxic friendship

maggiezz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

ainsleymm'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: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

rowanelisa's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

archie_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.0

This is for a very specific audience and the girls who get it, get it and the girls who don't, don't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, and Death

gmtietz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

it was, in fact, not a year of rest and relaxation, but rather a year of turmoil and taxidermy dogs. this was as apathetic and disturbing as it was tender and emotional. this novel held my attention from start to finish, and i’m so excited to explore more from moshfegh. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol