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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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ktc97's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had previously read another Moshfegh and didn’t love it, but was so pleasantly surprised by this one. I feel like Moshfegh’s strengths shine through when her dark writing is accompanied by some relief. This one had a ton of hilarious satire and a compassionate message at the end.

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leepkris's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I am not sure why so many people rated this book well because honestly, it was a hard read. I stuck with it because of the high ratings but I wanted to stop so many times through. If you are mentally we’ll maybe you can find this book decent but if you have any bit of depression, I suggest not reading this book because it really put me in a negative mental state.

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ieotter13's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i was definitely locked in to this book and i think as someone who has faced the horrors of depression, the desire to sleep forever was probably more approachable for me than for others. there are a couple bows left untied:

why didn’t we get to hear more about the artwork

why did the ending feel so rushed

. that being said, i enjoyed the read and was another good book to pull me back into my love of reading

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booksoflore's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I’ve never finished a book where I hated the main character so much. This book was not for me— I’m not built to enjoy the ramblings of rich white people even if they’re going through things.

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zedohee's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

baby’s first weird woman book. used to want those meds soooo because i read this whilst going through my own dreary depression and was looking for anything to save me. seeing an echo of my pain all laid out without condescension or judgement made me feel so whole, at the time. reading this years later, the relation of pain is still there but far less so as i can see the manufactured maneuvering now. bit sad, this used to be a fave. but that’s growing up for you :(

anyway. outside of the premise (love a endless nap myself) this was sparse and shallow. drably written. & according to the author that’s a little bit on purpose because she was following a checklist in order to write a hit for the masses, but purposeful mediocrity is still mediocrity. but having read more of her works that’s how i feel about her writing in general. perverse and so-edgy-it-rounds-back-around-to-corny to distract from the shaky writing and receptive nature of the story. the cheesiness (with ‘new beginning type endings that’s almost a given but still) of her growth also takes away any real bite this has, even if the ending tries to grab at some shock and awe. just aggressively okay and a little dull but not a terrible way to pass the time. funny, i used to think the #weirdowoman offshoots and ripoffs were below this, but now that ive reread as an adult i see that they’re actually in equal company lol.

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decrown's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I struggled to rate this. A great book with a terrible protagonist. I hated almost every single thing she said and thought and did but I also couldn’t stop reading. Leans on shock value a bit much at times.

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