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Il mio anno di riposo e oblio by Ottessa Moshfegh, Gioia Guerzoni
120 reviews
vigil'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
1.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Excrement, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Abortion, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, Confinement, Medical content, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
tayahmarie's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Overall, I strangely enjoyed this. It wasn’t perfect, but I like to think that I understood what Moshfegh was trying to do. It was interesting to read about someone who, on the outside, may have it all, only to be disturbingly mistaken. I also have to say #Justice4Reena! I’ve been thinking about the ending ever since I finished this. Ugh.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Grief, Drug use, and Drug abuse
abhess's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This book was such a slog to get through, especially the middle. It truly put me to sleep better than any of the myriad of sleeping pills featured in (and weirdly endorsed by) this book and put me in a reading slump.
I got the sense that Ottessa Moshfegh was trying to make this book as provocative as possible (which it definitely was, I just don't really vibe with that approach). The casual racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia served no purpose except to solidify my intense dislike for both Moshfegh and our vile, unfeeling narrator. I've never read a book before where I hated every single character with every fiber of my being. Reva did deserve a better friend despite her personal flaws.
This was so incredibly privileged and pretentious and filled with so many triggers for mental illness I have no idea why people liked this book. I was even more disappointed in this book due to all the positive hype I'd seen about it, so I'd definitely recommend reading the trigger warnings and thinking about why you want to read this absurd, pointless book before you pick it up.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Cancer, Excrement, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy
shampainprblmz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit
mrnltt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
marinarc's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
agent_of_chaos'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
mia_asc'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
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement