Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Mijn jaar van rust en kalmte by Ottessa Moshfegh

607 reviews

zorra's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Some books exaggerate and reflect the worst parts of you. This one did just that. The book is a very hard to explain kind of confrontation if you haven’t had some sort of relationship with mental illness. It’s also hatefully reflective of the current reality of a lot of young adults where honestly a year of sleep sounds very enticing. 

The end was personally definitely a little underwhelming. The 9/11 montage overlaying a sense of forced self actualisation? It seemed to undercut the book as a whole and didn’t seem quite worth the payoff.

A part of me wants to read this again but stop just over a chapter from the end. Then again I may sit with it longer and change my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

pushik's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Classism

vertibravia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

a surprisingly thrilling read for a book with few characters, few settings, and few hours spent fully conscious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

littlemraftersun's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Vomit

knikchevich's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Sexual assault

const_elle_ations's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

mariavdl's review against another edition

dark sad

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion

amyford's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

dllwsn06's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Death of parent

bekaf's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit