A review by vigil
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

1.0

did this book need to be written? like honestly. did anything in this book warrant it to exist and be nearly 300 pages? no.

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Content Warnings

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