Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Mi año de descanso y relajación by Ottessa Moshfegh

125 reviews

jo_lzr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Mental illness, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Excrement

Minor: Abortion and Racism

mar_2002's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

jeremie's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Misogyny, and Racism

readinglitwithbritt's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Classism, Homophobia, and War

ends with description of 9/11 and someone jumping out of the North Tower

beanie_bob's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism

fujo_cat's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• 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

4.25

Oh man, idk what to feel about this book, but I definitely liked it. The first chapter is definitely the slowest one and hardest to get through imo, but after that, things don't stop!
It's not as erratic as I thought it would be, but it certainly kept me reading/listening.

And that ending?? What the heck was that ending?? I rly liked it but the last chapter left me really fucking sad omg,,,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Mental illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Body shaming, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Self harm, Cursing, Cancer, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Abortion, Excrement, and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Ableism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Pregnancy

sophieli's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I must admit I was purely beguiled by the aesthetics of the book cover into purchasing it, and from reading it I have come to the conclusion that its  content doesn’t ever exceed the dazzling illustration. The book is bereft of a plot, and I would have liked to have witnessed more character development subsequent to the main protagonist’s return to ‘normal’ life. The ending feels a bit rushed, and despite the book being relatively short some parts in the middle definitely drag on excessively.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, and Cancer

hannibanani29's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Excrement, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Antisemitism, and Abortion

divyareads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

The main character is supposed to be unlikeable I believe, but it was too much to bear. All she does is talk about sex and complain about her life instead of trying to do something to get better. I know that her behavior can be explained by her past but it’s one of those instances where even with mental health issues or personal struggles, you must be held accountable for your behavior towards others. And you must be held accountable for refusing help and/or treatment. Additionally, there is casual racism in this book - for example the main character uses a harmful stereotype of Black men to try to manipulate her white boyfriend into visiting her. She also uses the r slur and both are in no way necessary to the plot. It’s just gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism and Suicide

aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Really hard to rate this. Up front - this book has a very limited plot. It’s a really smart idea and written very well but the protagonist is vile as every review says, and the repetitive phrases and passages I assume are deliberate: there was something odd about the refrains about the unoriginality of shock factor art in a novel with such a vile protagonist with such graphic flashbacks and commentary - was this not designed to shock? I think I appreciated what it was trying to do and it did that well, but I wouldn’t tell anyone to go out and read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism