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

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this is such an insane book idk how to describe it but when i say i started reading this without knowing what to expect... i actually think it's better that way tho?? obvi don't read it if it is too graphic for u but i think it was very well written and it was so weird (in a good way). the last sentence of chapter eight being like "can i call u later?" and then the narrator saying they never spoke again?!?!?@!??! man. also the last chapter ummm the reva thing??? that makes me sad
its a very interesting book and i really hate all the characters but thats what makes it unique i guess. i finished this pretty quickly, too which made me happy. fast books are good books. this is super crazy though. also i am now left to wonder why dr. tuttle was avoiding the fbi, nsa, etc. for the rest of my life. was it mentioned???? is she a criminal? or is she like not a legitimate therapist idk why that never crossed my mind anyways thats one of my big questions lol & it made me mad she had to repetively ask narrator the same questions session after session
reva is a very pretty name though. i think this book is really good and i want to read more of this author's work.

ALSO THE FACT WE DON'T KNOW THE NARRATORS NAME IDK I HAVEN'T READ A BOOK LIKE THIS BEFORE. it was very good.