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

4.0

I know most people have mixed feelings about this novel.. but I actually liked it! It follows the life of an unnamed narrator who seeks to escape the complexities and disappointments of existence by indulging in a year-long hibernation facilitated by a cocktail of prescription drugs. Despite the absurdity of her quest, there is a raw authenticity to her struggle.. a yearning for escape from pressure of life and a search for a meaning in a world that often feels devoid to it.