Reviews

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

myoshika's review

4.5

Was the prose objectively beautiful? Yes. Did it touch me in any way at any point? No. I like the idea of this book but was never able to get into it. 

kitaabon_ka_ghar's review

dark reflective 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

2.5

franciwrites's review

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

christilee_'s review

5.0

Honestly same bestie.

jessferguson's review

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

takemeapart's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

*drum roll* she’s depressed… and she’s racist! (side-eyeing all the white girls who rave about relating to this character).. morality aside i enjoyed the 
very chaotic read… i too would like to sleep for a year.. justice for Reva. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

ameliaisreading2222's review

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I normally like books where skinny girls feel sorry for themselves and do a lot of drugs but this one I just found a bit boring tbh. It's really slow, but it's also pretty well written and I get what the author was trying to say, it just wasn't my cup of tea.

Despite that, the part at the end with Reva, made me cry, I saw it coming but that page, oml

Other than that though, it was just eh for me personally!

emilia_lodge's review

3.75

Interesting insight into an unlikeable protagonist’s thoughts. Liked the language and the distinct characters. 

backmanfan's review

dark sad 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? Yes

3.0

alex_rothschilds's review

4.75

A refreshing book for me. The exploration of sleep hibernation and the ‘sleepdoing’ aspect was especially intriguing to me. I felt it was slightly clunky/uninteresting on the first few pages but after that it was excellent. Very excited to read more of her work.