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roshnimc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
sequoia1920's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death of parent
pearljams_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content
veronyqueso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is one of those first-person POV books that makes me feel like I’m the main character (who is never named). I can’t say I liked this book, but I was fascinated and wanted to keep reading. While I didn’t get the absolute chaotic ending I wanted, it was still a shocking end. I think the takeaway for me was a reminder to enjoy all the small moments of life. This book made me feel anxious and feel weird about sleeping. I did like the absurdity and irony in her storytelling. I really like the author’s writing style, it seems academic and polished. I do think this book is 200 pages too long and would have done better in shorter format, like The Stranger.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment
edenofalltrades's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
book_hang_o_ver's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
As a mental health provider/ social worker- this book is fucked up. As a human who’s experienced grief, complex relationships, and death of a parent with whom you had a complicated relationship with…. I kind of get it? The desire to sleep for an extended period of time- with the goal of waking up refreshed, feeling new. The hope of restricting your life a bit. The unrealistic but tempting thought of slipping into a moment of life a year from now and seeing where you are after all the complicated growth is already behind you and previously explored. Granted- this takes it waaaaaay too far.
This content and the story is MESSY, but the writing is very precise and intentional. I will absolutely pick up more of Ottessa Moshfegh’s work! Her writing propels you forward and it was difficult to put the book down. I wanted to know what happens next at the end of every page, because honestly I couldn’t guess where it was going next if I tried.
Devastating ending.
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
ursolovelypjm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Instead of a “year of rest and relaxation” the main character has to remember her hurtful past, her relationship with her parents (and her subsequent relationships with love and friendship), her past memories and present thoughts, herself as she was and the version she wants to become by the end of her hibernation period. However, this book reflects so deeply about avoidance, letting go of the past, embracing emotions regardless of them being good or bad. This woman, whose privilege felt like a curse, thinking sleeping forever and going numb would stop her from feeling anything about the irrelevant, out of our control, infinite world she lived in, being met with pure darkness, realized all she ever wanted to do was to live.
To see things, to feel things, and to face the unpredictable yet constant challenges. Bravely. And wide awake.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
molarbear31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
the_neeerd's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
littleseal's review against another edition
- There is something so interesting about the writing that it was hard to put down sometimes
- I knew, <i>knew</i> what the ending was going to be;
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism