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A review by lilydoyle6
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
honestly, who can sum it up better than
<ahref="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3134695611">emma?</a>
life is hard & exhausting & there's something new everyday. the idea of taking a year of rest and relaxation - although not to this extreme - sounds extremely appealing. but unfortunately for me, i don't have a trust fund nor the questionable psychiatrist willing to rx me copious amounts of pills to fallback on. so alas, i'll keep trucking along exhausted.
this protagonist is extremely unlikeable but i think that's the point. life is about making the best of and making it through hard moments but also embracing those random bursts of joy, awe, courage. this book shows this through the entire premise even though the character doesn't do much. i think it could've been ~50-60 less pages and could've gotten to that final commitment to rest a little sooner.
a book i will be thinking about for a while.
<ahref="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3134695611">emma?</a>
life is hard & exhausting & there's something new everyday. the idea of taking a year of rest and relaxation - although not to this extreme - sounds extremely appealing. but unfortunately for me, i don't have a trust fund nor the
this protagonist is extremely unlikeable but i think that's the point. life is about making the best of and making it through hard moments but also embracing those random bursts of joy, awe, courage. this book shows this through the entire premise even though the character doesn't do much. i think it could've been ~50-60 less pages and could've gotten to that final commitment to rest a little sooner.
a book i will be thinking about for a while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Medical content, Vomit, and Cancer