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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A depressed novel about a girl who wants to sleep in a year, assumed when she wakes up, she can be better. My year of rest and relaxation has a lot of trigger warning— Cautions for anyone who wants to read this might prepare for the emotional support.
Gosh. I don't know how to talk about this one. I can't hate, either love— But, this book does not belong to me. The main character, a woman, a narrator leads us into her stories of her sadness part of her life. It is felt like reading a diary, complex-realistic moments that shared with us regarding a reason WHY she got down. It is painful, sadness, heartbroken, intense, stronger platonical relationship, and etc that happened to her.
I can't relate in my personal life with the character itself, maybe, that a reason why I can't feel the connection between us. I can' love this one. But, all the things inside, it is still enjoyable for a people. Especially, someone who is looking for a dark, sartic humor, relatable, objectively life's purpose from first pov— this might be good.
But I can't hate this one. Overall, I still love the naration and a writing style. If I want to re-read again, I would love to. But, not recommend to others since the novel itself is not for a general purpose.
Gosh. I don't know how to talk about this one. I can't hate, either love— But, this book does not belong to me. The main character, a woman, a narrator leads us into her stories of her sadness part of her life. It is felt like reading a diary, complex-realistic moments that shared with us regarding a reason WHY she got down. It is painful, sadness, heartbroken, intense, stronger platonical relationship, and etc that happened to her.
I can't relate in my personal life with the character itself, maybe, that a reason why I can't feel the connection between us. I can' love this one. But, all the things inside, it is still enjoyable for a people. Especially, someone who is looking for a dark, sartic humor, relatable, objectively life's purpose from first pov— this might be good.
But I can't hate this one. Overall, I still love the naration and a writing style. If I want to re-read again, I would love to. But, not recommend to others since the novel itself is not for a general purpose.