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

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

I believe that this book can be extremely boring and lackluster.. but it’s almost like that’s the point entirely. There’s no deepened plot, the unnamed narrator can be incredibly unlikeable, a generally bad friend, and more. I laughed, cried, and even had to put the book down multiple times, and that’s why it took me a month and a half to finish it. However, to say I didn’t enjoy it would be far from the truth. 
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