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

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

0.25

If I could give it 0 stars I would. This is objectively the worst book I’ve ever read. I won’t even get into the failed use of irony and satire because many of the other reviews have done that. The book is poorly written. 

The thing that sticks out the most for me is that the author deliberately chose to set her book in 2001 just so she could end the book on 9/11. It’s just embarrassing and tactless that she chose to do that. Also I could see that coming the second she noted the year in the book. Gross.
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