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A review by syds
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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 wanted to hold on to the house the way you'd hold on to a love letter. It was proof that I had not always been completely alone in this world. But I think I was also holding on to the loss, to the emptiness of the house itself, as though to affirm that it was better to be alone than to he stuck with people who were supposed to love you, yet couldn't.”
Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity and Abortion