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A review by thebookerybabe
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
This was the first book I've read with a truly unlikable MC and I didn't hate my experience with it. While I found her unlikable I still found her complex and interesting, and therefore she held my attention...until she didn't. The back half of this was disappointing and I found myself mostly skimming toward the end. Her development came so late in the third act and was rushed in a way that didn't make sense with the pacing that had already been established up to that point. Boldly, I think this book could have been 100 pages shorter and packed a better punch.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Grief, and Death of parent