Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

89 reviews

obliteraturebygaytorayd's review

challenging dark funny slow-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

I’d like to add a well-thought review, but I think I’ll go take a nap instead. Heard somewhere that it’s good for you. If, by some coincidence, I awake less irritable and cynical with an appreciation for birds, benches, and existential bliss, that’s an enjoyable side effect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Eating disorder, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Excrement

carijacqueline's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Excrement

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Abortion

mariavdl's review

dark sad

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion

amyford's review

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

ciiryah's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, and Excrement

cherries_'s review

dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

mentions of 9/11 and terrorism

sorcha's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

stargatelover's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

3.5

A good weird & rough book. 
Can’t say I didn’t enjoy it. I also wouldn’t recommend it lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Abortion