Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

82 reviews

bookishbunian's review

reflective tense fast-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

4.75

There is a lot to unpack here, and I do not know where to begin and what to say. All I know for sure is Moshfegh's writing will haunt me for life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

rainamertz's review

dark relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

imogenthemog's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

miraiyo's review

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

rebeccahensley's review

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

marinarc's review

dark slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

kelleywithanextrae's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Violence

laura_ge's review

The premise sounded interesting in theory but in reality it ended up being extremely dull and monotonous to read about, which I suppose I should have anticipated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

via_'s review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Eu genuinamente achei, antes de ler, que esse livro seria ruim. Eu pensei: Por que eu quero ler os choramingos de uma menina rica, bonita e atormentada que decide se excluir do mundo pra sentir que os problemas acabaram? Parecia grosseiro, uma pessoa com tudo na palma da mão que mesmo assim não tem nada, parecia real demais. Eu tava felizmente errada! Esse livro foi tudo: caótico, triste, cômico, amoroso, doloroso... Primeiro que, de fato, nunca se sabe a historia de alguém 100% (Valentina, não julgue livros pela capa KKKK), segundo que mesmo com a ideia incomum que ele oferece, ele é real, completo, crível até! Detalhe que eu amei a amarra da história da Narradora com a época histórica em que se passa: Não acho que podia ter sudo um uso melhor da realidade e o final como culminação das duas coisas foi simplesmente genial. Eu amei !!! Não me sinto a mesma pessoa que eu era quando eu comecei a ler esse livro, mas isso seria uma coisa ridiculamente igual à uma baboseira da Reva da minha parte de dizer (então finge que eu não disse - é meio verdade). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

dashakucheeva's review

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Death of parent