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Ett år av vila och avkoppling by Alva Dahl, Ottessa Moshfegh
25 reviews
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abortion
Minor: Rape, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
asrino'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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
kt2e56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I know the author has been on a crusade about how it’s sexist to not like a book with unlikable female characters but it’s not that I don’t like books about unlikable women, I like well-written books about unlikable women. The nameless main character is boring. She just is. She’s racist and nasty and cruel but above all, just so fucking boring. And the author is boring. We get it: somehow despite not showering for weeks, having crusted up eyes, toothpaste all over her face, and god knows what else…everyone is bending over backwards to let the main character know that she’s still just so beautiful and perfect and nobody could ever be thinner or prettier. My god. Find something less cliche.
What was I’m assuming supposed to be some big shocking reveal at the end about Reva dying in 9/11, I literally predicted when I was 22% of the way into the book. So not really that shocking. Just another cliched attempt at controversy.
I did give this one whole extra star for the spot on critiques about the art world. I thought that was genuinely funny and satirical. Ditto for the author’s description of Long Island (I live one town over from Farmingdale in Massapequa. Lol.) which I found pretty funny. Otherwise? Meh. I don’t take Infermiterol but I’m sure I’ll forget this book in three days.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
jo_lzr'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
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Racism and Abortion
catrionamayj'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Abortion
aliciachauhan_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
phatchopstix'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
she is also unlikeable but you still find yourself becoming attached to her despite her infuriating personality.
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, and Eating disorder
hallie3's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder
embre'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
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement and Racism
Minor: Animal death and Abortion
tabear'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion