district4 's review for:

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

2.5

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was just boring for me, just not my kind of book really.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy