Reviews - My Year of Rest and Relaxation: A Novel

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation: A Novel

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.64 AVERAGE

naldo_reads's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

eviey's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

I suppose the book had to end some way.

anaisleye's review against another edition

4.0

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Super speciaal boek, maar ik heb er echt elke second van genoten. Een heel vervreemdend boek, waar je je in dezelfde vage situatie voelt als het personage. Het is een ervaring.

deepsleepdarling's review against another edition

3.25

No one can ever convince me that a white woman who seemingly has no Asian friends bought bubble tea in the year of our lord 2000 AD

amina_writes_books's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I cant tell if the author is trying to make fun of her own writing or if she truly thinks she is clever by writing a sad girl novel about self pity, self entitlement drugs and booze with no real substance to the writing style. there is no real art or even lack of art here to write home about