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

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I didn’t love this as much as I thought I would but I found it strangely comforting to read. It was like clambering into someone else’s state of mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Abortion