Reviews

Mijn jaar van rust en kalmte by Ottessa Moshfegh

nanamikento's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

that's a solid 2.5! partly because while i feel creeped out by how our main character lives and addresses her depression, i have to commend ottessa's writing? it's easy to read and mildly entertaining. i thank this book for leading me to her books because i am now interested with her other works. 

that's all i can say. the more i think about the main character, the more my head hurts. maybe i need a shot of that infermiterol. 

rienkat's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

kat_h'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? It's complicated

3.25

flossy0706's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

msepesy93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.0

natnicks's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

3.25

Got so much better towards the final third, but nearly DNR'd towards halfway because of such slow pace. Some of the lines were so poetic and I actually loved the story, but it just needed to be shorter or more developed I think. 

dantespeak's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.75

kmuszynska's review against another edition

3.0

3.5*

don’t really know what to think about it yet
Didn’t like the protagonist, but there’s something to it

jims_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.0

meryfergui's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 ⭐️

Ha sido una lectura muy peculiar que me ha hecho pasar por varias opiniones.

Lo cierto es que me parece que la autora escribe muy bien y el libro no me ha aburrido en ningún punto. Me ha gustado mucho la imagen de la depresión tan realista que presenta; el humor ácido (sobretodo en las sesiones con su psicóloga) y la crítica a la sociedad y los cánones que se imponen.

Además, los libros pausados centrados en crear y presentar un personaje me suelen encantar y aunque aquí todos ellos son odiosos me ha gustado el proceso.

Y a pesar de que podía convertirse en un libro que me encantara para mi el final tan forzado, rápido y “sin sentido” ha estropeado un poco toda la experiencia.