A review by hellhathnofury
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The pacing is difficult to stick with and though an exercise in absurdism, I lost track of what it was the author was critiquing. The main character is the product of nepotism and privilege? Society? Capitalism? 
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