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hurricaneherder'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
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
squaeshy's review against another edition
- 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
spoilers ahead:
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Classism
tpwreads'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
1.0
Fuck all the way off, Moshfegh (insert middle finger emoji here).
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
zoethecraftyreader's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death and Mental illness
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism and Eating disorder
whoisthlsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
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
ahalickyj'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
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abandonment
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
azu'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
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Classism
mjtal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Abortion