Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

80 reviews

carmentxx's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

god, do not read this book if you’re depressed. this was a very interesting read that took a direction that i did not expect at all. i think the ending really makes this novel worth it, even though i felt myself becoming increasingly cynical of life the more i read! i can see why it has become a modern classic for how bold it is. however, though i am glad i read it, i am glad it’s over now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mh_reads's review

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

2.0

Very interesting concept and fleshed-out psyche of the narrator. I did think it was a good depiction of grief and trauma. The theme of friendship that was explored was also touching to me.

However I felt that the right ideas and sentences were just flooded with randomness. I found it way too wordy, too long and because of this it lost important meaning. I really struggled through it because it was so slow. I understand that that might be the point but it just made me want to put the book down and I have read more meaningful depictions of depression using way less words. Then in contrast the ending felt rushed, unnecessary and hard to believe in the context of the rest of the book.

Another thing that bothered me was how much I felt like this was almost a guide of sorts. Like "How to go about dealing with trauma and coming back reset" There's a fine line there and to me it just felt dangerous to put this book out and act like in the end it just worked out for the main character.

But really a young woman that takes all kinds of pills with alcohol, blacks out for days on end, and puts her life in the hands of a strange man that wants to use her for art while she's passed out, is much more likely to not end up okay. While there is always special cases this wasn't openly reflected enough and that bothers and worries me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

n3verm0r3's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

nefarious_rat's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abortion

features 9/11. towards the end. no terrorism tag but thought that would be relevant as a warning

lilmadmadz's review

dark emotional sad 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

2.5

Beautifully written quibbling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Don't read if you're in a "low" head space, or questioning your existence. Not the kind of catharsis you'd need.

jneverland's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

eachz's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I need to reflect on this more to give a proper review, but I really enjoyed it. This is my second Moshfegh novel and I'm once again struck by how she crafts these characters who you love and hate and root for and want to slap all at the same time. They're simultaneously realistic and ridiculous. I guess that speaks to the satirical nature of this story. Idk there was something profoundly relatable about the core of this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abortion

Minor: Antisemitism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

karalynaa's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

icefairy's review

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

4.0

this was a really interesting read, there were so many clues I could pick up about her psyche and why she was the way she was. her life is honestly so tragic having grown up with a psychotic mother and no love but she never fully realised that that's why the way she is, idolising whoopi goldberg and her crazy psych, she's a bitch and an awful person but she didn't deserve that childhood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

_corrin's review

challenging funny 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Sexual assault