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

dark reflective tense 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

3.5

The first 2/3 of this book felt really slow and repetitive. She wakes up, gets her 2 cups of coffee, takes 4-7 pills, watches Whoopi Goldberg, and passes out. Rinse and repeat. None of the characters are likeable, which isn't a bad thing and I happen to think the way the MC is written simultaneously makes you pity her and hate her.
Her journey to sleep for a year ends and she's a refreshed and seemingly new being, then the last page/chapter just feels like a bombshell and ruins all credibility into her "renewed spirit."
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