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Ett år av vila och avkoppling by Alva Dahl, Ottessa Moshfegh
816 reviews
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
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
blacksails03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Excrement, 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
mimidelrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Medical content
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
olgasalpe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
ajilemon'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcoholism and Toxic friendship
Minor: Violence