Reviews

Mijn jaar van rust en kalmte by Ottessa Moshfegh

dc14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

xiumei's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

holobri's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

adanisan's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

annatone's review against another edition

3.0

contemplating the ultra privileged and swallowing it down with a bulk bottle of infermiterol

alliefulls's review against another edition

3.0

I absolutely ripped through it but I’m not sure what the point was. Didn’t dislike, however!

octophile's review against another edition

4.0

When I was in high school, my friend's mother once described to me a sermon from a visiting pastor that she had particularly liked. She liked it so much because she found it "convicting." Well, here we are! I find I liked this book quite a lot. I also find myself inspired to watch a lot of late nineties movies while in lockdown.

ctylzey's review against another edition

4.0

j’étais mitigée au début mais en fait c’est un bon livre (j’ai mis 4/5 en vrai c’est plutôt 3.5 mais bon), (EDIT : en fait non c bien 4/5 le livre était cool) j’ai bien aimé la protagoniste et malgré qu’au final on sache pas grand chose d’elle, on en savait beaucoup en même temps (c’est pas clair mais voilà). Son amitié avec Reva était intéressante aussi, leur amitié était un peu bizarre parfois pourtant je pense pas qu’elle ai été toxique pour autant. J’aime bien la fin et même si j’avais pre shot le dernier chapitre ça enlève rien à tout le positif !! (ceci dit j’aurai préféré que Trevor meurt à la place de Reva, mais ça aurait moins de sens i guess)

booksarebetter's review against another edition

1.0

As much as I love the cover and the font, this book is a dumpster fire that shows white rich ladies as something to sympathize with when their wealthy parents die and they have too much money to spend. And this line on page ten:

"Did you know that Julie Delpy's a feminist? I wonder if that's why she's not skinnier. No way they'd cast her in this role if she were American. See how soft her arms are? Nobody here tolerates arm flab. Arm flab is a killer. It's like the SATs. You don't even exist if you're below 1400."

It's not funny, it treats drug misuse horribly, and it's incredibly insulting towards women and mental health. Highly recommend people avoid it.

elisenicole's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25