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A review by thecafeconlecheproject
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
3.0
This book was.. interesting. Don’t get me wrong, the story is intriguing from the jump. It’s written in a very readable style that makes it easy to get immediately sucked into. However, I guess it just wasn’t what I expected? Lol I kept waiting and waiting for what I just knew was going to be a crazy plot twist but it.. never.. came. Despite this, in all honesty, I was never bored throughout this story, and I know it has to do with the fact that immersing myself in someone else’s weird ass problems was a very welcoming distraction from my own troubles given everything thats going on.
I think its also rather intriguing to read about someone fully succumbing to their deepest desires. At the end of the day, thats probably something we all hope to be brave enough to do - maybe just not with things as dark as what she did.
Side note: this protagonist is so dang unlikeable but it just works & keeps the pages turning. If you have a sardonic sense of humor & are willing to read something a lil dark, dangerous (& maybe pointless?) than this is the book for you.
I think its also rather intriguing to read about someone fully succumbing to their deepest desires. At the end of the day, thats probably something we all hope to be brave enough to do - maybe just not with things as dark as what she did.
Side note: this protagonist is so dang unlikeable but it just works & keeps the pages turning. If you have a sardonic sense of humor & are willing to read something a lil dark, dangerous (& maybe pointless?) than this is the book for you.