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dparker1231's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
clarmentine's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Abortion
bloohoney's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Then we have Reva, that you also can feel relatable to, once again, for me, and you get hurt by her story and hate how badly the main character speaks of her
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Classism
tabear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion
habertoes's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Gross medical negligence by a mental health professional.vigil's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
tayahmarie's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Overall, I strangely enjoyed this. It wasn’t perfect, but I like to think that I understood what Moshfegh was trying to do. It was interesting to read about someone who, on the outside, may have it all, only to be disturbingly mistaken. I also have to say #Justice4Reena! I’ve been thinking about the ending ever since I finished this. Ugh.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
abhess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion
rebeccahensley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book was such a slog to get through, especially the middle. It truly put me to sleep better than any of the myriad of sleeping pills featured in (and weirdly endorsed by) this book and put me in a reading slump.
I got the sense that Ottessa Moshfegh was trying to make this book as provocative as possible (which it definitely was, I just don't really vibe with that approach). The casual racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia served no purpose except to solidify my intense dislike for both Moshfegh and our vile, unfeeling narrator. I've never read a book before where I hated every single character with every fiber of my being. Reva did deserve a better friend despite her personal flaws.
This was so incredibly privileged and pretentious and filled with so many triggers for mental illness I have no idea why people liked this book. I was even more disappointed in this book due to all the positive hype I'd seen about it, so I'd definitely recommend reading the trigger warnings and thinking about why you want to read this absurd, pointless book before you pick it up.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy