Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Mi año de descanso y relajación by Ottessa Moshfegh

295 reviews

addieleabo's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.0

I think the author did do a good job putting the reader in the place of the mc. Seriously felt disoriented reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

destinyridc's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Abortion

archerisonline's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-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

after hearing lots of mixed opinions about this book, i was ready to dislike it. but i loved it. so sharp and oddly satisfying, ‘my year of rest and relaxation’ is by far the most compelling book i’ve read in a while. our central character is awful but so so interesting. i loved the way the book slipped in and out of her present and her reminiscing about the past. i loved the descriptions and the metaphors. i thought the ending was satisfying and vague and beautiful and twisted all at the same time. moshfegh stirs up so much unease throughout this book so deftly. i would thoroughly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Body shaming and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Abortion

jjabbathehutt's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

thyme2sage's review against another edition

3.75

At first it made me romanticize sleep, then made me wary of it. In the end it wasn't about sleep at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

medini_l's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Excrement, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

bethtuba's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Fatphobia, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, and Abortion

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

The main character is hard to like, she's rude and distant, but in many ways painfully relatable. The book looks at depression and untreated trauma in a way that is honest and cruel. It balances sympathy with disdain all at once and its a challenging subject to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Addiction, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Rape, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

jaswoahreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

1.0

Well written, but the main character was so horribly unlikable that I hated it. All the most interesting parts of the book happen during her drug induced blackouts so we only get to see the MC insufferably speculating about where she might have been. I don't think this author is for me at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Fatphobia, Death, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Minor: Abortion

jvantland's review against another edition

‘“It’s because I’m fat.” She really wasn’t. She was very pretty, in fact.’

This came after just mentioning that the woman had an eating disorder! I will not be wasting the time to discover if this book redeems itself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia