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A review by griffinbrown
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
sad
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
3.75
I found this book very interesting. The main character is extremely flawed and easy to hate, yet I found myself feeling sorry for the slump she is in.
Suicidal imagery and passive suicidal ideation are present in most of her thoughts, yet she thinks these away as simply hoping that sleep will cure her existential sense of purposelessness.
The author does an amazing job making this ridiculous scenario feel real, mostly because the main character feels so real. Reva, her friend, is also brilliantly portrayed as annoying, but the reader comes to realize that our perception of other characters in the book is stained by the main character's disdain.
Great work of characterization and an exploration of hopelessness.
Suicidal imagery and passive suicidal ideation are present in most of her thoughts, yet she thinks these away as simply hoping that sleep will cure her existential sense of purposelessness.
The author does an amazing job making this ridiculous scenario feel real, mostly because the main character feels so real. Reva, her friend, is also brilliantly portrayed as annoying, but the reader comes to realize that our perception of other characters in the book is stained by the main character's disdain.
Great work of characterization and an exploration of hopelessness.