Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Mijn jaar van rust en kalmte by Ottessa Moshfegh

82 reviews

lantje'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

2.5

Felt like an edgy teenager's piece for a creative writing class. Eloquent writing at times but a rushed ending that felt unsatisfying. Would have been better as a short story or novella.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

ruthcocoman's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual violence

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

megthelemon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

annablume's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

weird book, highly unlikeable protagonist, definitly intended to be read as a commentary on privilege as well as depression, lovelessness, tastefullness idk
i enjoyed this
reminded me of bad news and never mind by edward st. aubyn (i read them at 16, so they're not super fresh in my memory)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Classism

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

50nifty's review against another edition

Slow and pointless, characters are some of the most unlikeable I've ever come across in fiction. Would like to try again eventually 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

julialobo's review against another edition

dark reflective

• 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

5.0

"We don't forget things, OK? We just choose to ignore
them. Can you accept responsibility for your memory lapse
and move on?"
“Yes”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

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

catrionamayj's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Abortion