Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Mon année de repos et de détente by Ottessa Moshfegh

39 reviews

booksandmo'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cancer, Abortion, Body shaming, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Toxic friendship, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

whatsrossreading's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Cancer, and Suicide

Minor: Violence

funkyauntjules's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

this is a book about a skinny, blonde, beautiful, inherently rich (but unemployed) white woman and don't you forget it. the protagonist is dry, edgy, and a little bit of a bitch- so mean to her friend!!! this is so much about how she wants to sleep that halfway through you're wondering what's actually happening plot wise and it doesn't start picking up until more than halfway through. also

this book is literally about 9/11 and, i mean, it's mentioned earlier (chekhov  gun) but like.....fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction

Eh, it'll make a cool A24 movie, I guess.

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Drug abuse

graybat's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

nearly finished this on 9/11 which would’ve been v apt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

amelreads's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective relaxing tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body shaming, Addiction, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical content, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

Minor: Antisemitism, Racism, Xenophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

bibilde's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence

princessgonchar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I'm fairly speechless right now. I really loved this. I think I have two coherent thoughts right now, which I'll list to you now:

1) This was just a beautiful example of dramatic irony. I....I loved it. 
2) I want to re-read this immediately.

Everything else in my head is just a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions and such, but I simply do not have the wherewithal to sift through those. 

I loved this. That's it. That's the review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

There's mention of 9/11 and

moderate description of the towers falling

malawithmasala's review against another edition

dark funny sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Predictable ending and relatable content during my quarantine period of this global pandemic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Confinement