Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Mój rok relaksu i odpoczynku by Ottessa Moshfegh

24 reviews

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Murder, Medical trauma, Ableism, and Medical content

(Uses ableist language)

juliafran's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Confinement, Cancer, Drug use, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Sexual content

lenka_lenka's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

I loved it! There’s something so lonely about the main character, so human. I can see why some people hate the main character, ( that was the purpose ) but i couldn’t help but to root for her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abortion, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

clairemarie00's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Cancer, Body shaming, Addiction, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Drug use

mori1zz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

just pure misery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

avocadotoastbee's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely loved the book!  couldn't put the book down, even though it became predictable at the end.
The plot was bizarre, but comforting as it was about a woman who hibernates for a year. The main character does what I, being the lazy person that I am, have always wanted to do - sleep my life away. Overall, the nameless narrator and all the other characters are not likable. They are all in their own way flawed. This gives the reader the distance needed to focus on what is happening. And even though the plot description makes it sound like nothing much happens, the story does take some eventful turns. My Year of Rest and Relaxation portrays depression and society at the turn of the century/early 2000s accurately. But it was not entirely depressing to read. At times it was even funny.
All in all, I really enjoyed My Year of Rest and Relaxation and would read it again.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Excrement, and Suicide attempt

aliciachauhan_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness

kiana_hi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pedophilia

abhess's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

rebeccahensley's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion and Sexual assault