Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mi año de descanso y relajación by Ottessa Moshfegh

79 reviews

lvwieland's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

astridrv's review against another edition

What a fever dream of a book. The concept worked, although I get reservations about the ending. The writing is enthralling, the narrator has a really strong voice and is clearly defined in all her layers and murkiness. It is a cold book (and do check the content warnings because it’s a lot), but also a little bit tender. It made me think, all along, may I never be or feel like that. But the narrator is aware of her world, of the game of rich and pretty she’s both winning and losing at. Finishing this book feels like walking out of a movie into daylight. I’m left engulfed, squinting, having spent a few hours in a life so distant from mine it can only have grown my empathy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Animal cruelty

cielbenedict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

The book inspired me to sleep a lot while in a depression haze, but it also inspired me to clean up my place and get rid of stuff that didn't make me happy.
All in all this is an amazingly written book, a really good representation of trauma and depression and one that's absolutely gonna stay with you for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape

kazli's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

4.75

I never thought I'd find a someone who needs proper therapy more than me but I've been proven wrong. So much yet so little happened. It was a really accurate depiction of depression. As someone who's experienced almost exactly what the main character has, I can sympathise with her although she's not very likeable. The main star was definitely her best friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

josefineisreading's review against another edition

challenging 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

I did not like this book but the end saved it a little bit. It’s very slow and felt like I had to get further in the book to feel like it was going anywhere. It felt like I was reading a diary which isn’t a bad thing but I don’t think that’s what the author was going for. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Racism, and Sexual assault

annesophiekeita's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

juste incroyablement bizarre et addictif. le plot d’origine est complètement décalé mais il fait sens. je me suis vue beaucoup dans la personnalité des deux protagonistes que l’on suit tout au long du livre et au delà de leurs personnalités prétentieuse, on s’immisce dans le mental de deux millennials au début des années 2000 qui se cherchent dans une société qui ne les voient déjà plus. bref c’était génial ! 
à lire avec des pincettes surtout si les tw vous touchent de près ou de loin ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Death of parent, Rape, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

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

taylorgc721's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jacquy's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Rape

cosy_crow's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Cultural appropriation, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Ableism, Eating disorder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Suicide, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Body shaming, Body horror, Abandonment, Rape, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Addiction