ninahuynh 's review for:

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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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The last 30 or so pages were intense! The ending was... odd. Might have to read again to analyze it. Just too many trigger warnings in the book for me to comfortably rate higher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Abortion