Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

El meu any de repòs i relaxació by Ottessa Moshfegh

1293 reviews

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

bea_frankie's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

Honestly, this was one of those books people hype, and it is just simply not that girl. Nothing about this book lived up to my standards. I felt like I had been gaslit into thinking the premise was groundbreaking, and then the cold, harsh reality of the fact that a woman sleeping for a whole year straight is, in fact, boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Eating disorder

graecus_'s review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.25

i love to watch a woman go insane. overall i found the ending much more intriguing than the middle of the book, which was slow to get though because there isn’t much of a plot. i really liked the writing style, so i probably will read more of moshfegh’s books though. would recommend if you like to watch a woman be unhinged and okay with a book with no plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Eating disorder

imds's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Cancer, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Mental illness

malin_banalin's review against another edition

• 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

Tycker den var riktigt bra, och ganska lätt att läsa (långa kapitel dock vilket inte är min favorit). Tror att jag kommer tänka på den ett tag. Det var speciellt att uppleva världen från ett berättarjag som inte bryr sig över huvudet taget produktivitet eller att vara trevlig. Den fick mig att känna mig som i ett dåsigt töcken när jag läste, konstig/off. För huvudpersoner är ju verkligen det. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual harassment and Eating disorder

eachz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I need to reflect on this more to give a proper review, but I really enjoyed it. This is my second Moshfegh novel and I'm once again struck by how she crafts these characters who you love and hate and root for and want to slap all at the same time. They're simultaneously realistic and ridiculous. I guess that speaks to the satirical nature of this story. Idk there was something profoundly relatable about the core of this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Body shaming, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cancer, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Death of parent, Suicide, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

themadmadmadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Good quality writing but VERY dark materials and doesn’t put you in the best place if you’re easily triggered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Addiction

marmorienkeli's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

If you read a book about someone sleeping and popping pills for an entire year, very surprisingly it is not going to be interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Animal death

sjreadz123's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Addiction

zaraha's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Genocide, Abortion, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, and Violence