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A review by decrown
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
I struggled to rate this. A great book with a terrible protagonist. I hated almost every single thing she said and thought and did but I also couldn’t stop reading. Leans on shock value a bit much at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, and Pregnancy