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A review by karalynaa
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
5.0
4.5/5
This book made me feel so much- sad, lost, lonely, hopeful, seen, anxious, nauseous. I’m not sure if the MC is insane or brilliant tbh. She’s awful, but she’s also gone through a lot of trauma and obviously lacks positive coping mechanisms… so she uses negative ones. And it is absolutely wild. It reminded me of a female Fear and Loathing without the road trip. Just bonkers amounts of drugs and sleep and at 100% complete, it is still pretty much everything that I wanted it to be!
This book made me feel so much- sad, lost, lonely, hopeful, seen, anxious, nauseous. I’m not sure if the MC is insane or brilliant tbh. She’s awful, but she’s also gone through a lot of trauma and obviously lacks positive coping mechanisms… so she uses negative ones. And it is absolutely wild. It reminded me of a female Fear and Loathing without the road trip. Just bonkers amounts of drugs and sleep and at 100% complete, it is still pretty much everything that I wanted it to be!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol