Reviews

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

slocum1991's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

matissrv's review against another edition

2.0

Iesākums vasaras nobeigumā paredzētajam contemporary fiction periodam nepārāk iepriecina. Var jau būt vienveidīga, monotona grāmata, bet vai obligāti jābūt garlaicīgai un paredzamai?
Es liktu trīs zvaigznes, ja vien 80 lpp. pirms beigām, pamanot pāris sīkumus (patīksminos par to, ka lasīšanas pieredze beidzot ļauj kaut ko pamanīt un paredzēt), sev neapsolītu, ka, ja tiešām aptuveni uzminēšu beigas, tad likšu par zvaigzni mazāk. Apmēram arī uzminēju, tikai stāstam tas pavērsiens neko klāt nedeva.
Vēl, domājot par vērtējumu šai grāmatai, šoreiz vajadzības kārtā padomāju, vai te būtu kas interesants, ko analizēt, apspriest kopā ar citiem. Nezinu, šaubos. Grāmatas var būt terapeitiskas, bet varbūt ne tad, ja ārstēšanu vajag pašiem grāmatas varoņiem.

federiica's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

1.75

sarahsnacks's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

Unfortunately this author uses the word “retard” multiple times as well as fatphobic language. Which is a shame. 

effys's review against another edition

This book has definitely left me in need of something a bit lighthearted after that. 

This was a strange experience of a book, it definitely wasn't an enjoyable experience of a book but I liked reading it. The main character is hateable as all hell, she has one friend who is too nice for putting up with the MCs shit. 

My only real issue with the book was

it was so blatantly obvious that Reva was going to die in 9/11 i figured from the get go that 9/11 was going to be involved somehow because it's New York and it starts in 2000 but I feel like if we hadn't been told WHERE Reva was going to be working it could've been more impactful

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

miathorup's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-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

laelm10's review against another edition

3.0

the emperor's children in a different font and just as exhausting

clairebeedee's review against another edition

2.0

DNF for me. Made me feel icky and weird and sad and scared! Literally put me in such a weird headspace I had to stop reading. Not a single likable character. Very odd and hard to find a moral or message or redeeming quality in anyone.

joanapimenta's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

4.75

rrabe's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to DNF this book but the writing was really good. Hated the characters and I felt like there was no plot but the writing was beautiful. I might try to read other books by Otessa.