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A review by booksonawednesday
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was original, quirky and yet highly relatable.
Our nameless protagonist lives a privileged life: she’s young, blonde, thin and living comfortably off her parent’s inheritance. Yet her main aspiration is sleep. She wants to spend the majority of her time sleeping to wake up in a renewed and refreshed life.
Our main character is fundamentally unlikeable, but her existential experiences make her very relatable for someone who is also in her 20s (and questioning life too). Her best friend, Reva, is painfully desperate and her psychiatrist can only be described as deranged; they both made interesting recurring characters.
If you’re in the mood for a slow-paced book with dark humour and a slightly unhinged, drug-hazed tone, this is the one for you.
Our nameless protagonist lives a privileged life: she’s young, blonde, thin and living comfortably off her parent’s inheritance. Yet her main aspiration is sleep. She wants to spend the majority of her time sleeping to wake up in a renewed and refreshed life.
Our main character is fundamentally unlikeable, but her existential experiences make her very relatable for someone who is also in her 20s (and questioning life too). Her best friend, Reva, is painfully desperate and her psychiatrist can only be described as deranged; they both made interesting recurring characters.
If you’re in the mood for a slow-paced book with dark humour and a slightly unhinged, drug-hazed tone, this is the one for you.