Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

274 reviews

rebekkamafia's review against another edition

2.0

this was a waste of time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

prettycreolebarbie's review

It’s repetitive, and weird. The pill popping was too much. MC sleeps too much and she’s bitchy. Her tepid tumultuous relationship with her abuser is disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

It sucks

_aiden_'s review

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

3.25

My absolute hatred for this book motivated me to finish it. I can see how the main character could be relatable for some but I think this book just wasn't for me. There were a few things I liked: The deadpan humor, the absurdity, the writing, etc. However, it was not an enjoyable read at all. (And it's not trying to be) And it came off as a bit pretentious tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

ahendricks040's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a favorite :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

faerieevee's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Abortion

jolikesbooks's review

challenging dark slow-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

3.0

Empty but entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault

xoxo111venus's review

dark funny slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

Justice Reva my girl ain’t done nothing wrong

kkpines's review

dark funny fast-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

4.25

This is the most airtime Whoopi Goldberg has ever received.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, and Abortion

natlwlyn's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i did not expect myself to like this book. after all, this book is rated as a 3 star average. the story is narrated by an unreliable narrator that came off as a detached privileged white woman. the character is meant to be written to be unlikable. to put it simply, she wants to sleep for a long period of time to be born as a new person. the story narrates her thoughts; her roller coaster of emotions, her way of handling grief, her past, her thoughts, her relationships. this book might not be everyone's cup of tea and i can see why some people rated the book poorly. but to me, personally, this book is worth the read because the narrations are really detailed, making you taste the character's experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abortion

mithalogy's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit