Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

667 reviews

ams5x9's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.5

This was hard to get through…The main character is pretty miserable. The last 1% of the book had the smallest redemption/semblance of humanity. And holy depression (pills) and drug use, Batman! This book had more normal, everyday villains than any other book that comes to mind. An interesting look into the mind of a brain I’m very glad not to inhabit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

listette's review against another edition

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

3.0

I’m not sure how I feel about the book. It was well narrated and written but the main character is infuriating till the last page and her point of view very narrow and shallow. 
It is difficult to read a book where there are very few characters with redeeming qualities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

refrejarator's review

dark emotional 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

1.5

This came highly recommended to me, but I found it really underwhelming. I didn't really feel a point to any of it, and everything felt rather predictable. 

I personally love dark and unhinged female characters, but this character lacked depth. Everything felt overdone and shallow, and the ending (which I saw coming from very early on) was so rushed, but it made me grateful because it meant it was the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

One mention of the slur "retard" referring to an autistic child.

jessrussellthenerd's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was like a fever dream. I did not know what was going to happen next and the direction of the story. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

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

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

dmackreads's review

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I didn’t find the humor in this and it was so unrealistic, yes I get it’s fiction, but come on. I kept waiting for there to be a point, some added plot, but there was none. I really thought I’d love this so I’m a little disappointed. I did enjoy the first half, but it just fell off for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

bitsysbooks's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

ireenemc's review

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

now I know an absurd amount of sleep inducing drugs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hanamany's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

This book was painstakingly slow. It didn't invoke much in me even though the theme had great potential to be extremely provoking. While the ending felt somewhat inspirational, the whole thing felt dull and mundane. Maybe that's what the author intended, but it was simply too boring

thebranchlibrary_'s review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion and Death of parent