Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Il mio anno di riposo e oblio by Ottessa Moshfegh, Gioia Guerzoni

143 reviews

freyanjani's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

people either hate or love this book and i think i merely float in the space between; the place where i understood it (her) completely. i read this in the perfect state of mind, as in im exactly in the place she’s in. it’s a gory depiction of femininity and a beautiful description of aloof insanity. proceed with caution if you want to delve into this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Abortion, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming

thereadingwells's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.0

This book is extremely overhyped, depressing, plotless, and 288 pages that I wish I could unread. 

The two stars I did give it are for the fact that Moshfegh is a good enough writer in that she can write a book that’s readable - but this story is a collection of privileged whines that I wouldn’t recommend even cracking open if you’ve ever suffered from addiction or bulimia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Abortion, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion

pagesandnights's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

4.75

I still think about this book all. The. Time. I was enthralled by the angst and absurdity of it all. The main character is not exactly likeable, but her weirdness with moments of absolute emotional clarity did it for me. The narrator also was fantastic and sold me on some of the other characters as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

sydstuck33's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed the writing of this book, it was honestly hilarious. But the narrator is unbearable at times, racist, mean, uppity. But once her year of rest is fully up she’s suddenly a completely changed person? Idk…book was enjoyable, the writing was dark and humorous but reflective and deep. Narrator sucked though, 10/10 could not stand in real life lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

almachr's review against another edition

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death, Animal death, Drug use, Addiction, Toxic friendship, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

stateofiction'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

4.0

rating this is weird because obviously I hated it. there were no redeeming characters, everyone's actions were incredibly selfish, and I had a terrible time. but like.. duh. the writing style was incredibly accessible and wonderful to read and I was somewhat entranced by our narrator's incredibly self destructive behavior. yeah this is for sure not for everyone but I think it's just an intoxicating and infuriating story in the best way.

I will admit I was a little disappointed everything went her way in the end? like I for some reason hoped it killed her or something because I maybe am a bad person idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

embre's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Confinement and Racism

Minor: Abortion and Animal death

blueberryhotel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

not sure what to make of this book. it’s definitely not for everyone and i can see why it’s so controversial. on one hand, i really appreciated how true to life it felt in portraying a depressive episode that robs you of any ability to feel or operate like anything resembling a human being; however, that felt a little TOO real for me at times, which is more of a personal thing than a complaint about the book. obviously the narrator is unlikeable, and i kind of liked that because it’s different and challenging and i hate the trend of audiences gravitating solely towards media with a clear-cut, black-and-white portrayal of a hero with perfect morals. but i can also understand why some readers hate the narrator so much they find it unbearable to read, and it’s certainly difficult to really connect with her. i liked the writing and i was very impressed by the fact that a book where virtually nothing happens could have me hooked to the point that i read it as quickly as i did. for some reason i did expect some more dramatic twists or turns in the plot and was left a little disappointed and wanting more from the ending, but i can respect that it wouldn’t have really represented the character or the experience of depression. overall i liked it but it wasn’t my favorite book i’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Cancer, Classism, Grief, and Pregnancy