Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mój rok relaksu i odpoczynku by Ottessa Moshfegh

500 reviews

caljpg's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I read this last year and it was interesting at first. It was so bad that I couldn’t look away. Then it got repetitive. By the end, I felt like there was no point to the book. I don’t understand why people like it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Suicide

xoxo111venus's review against another edition

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

hyuniecrisp's review against another edition

A boring slog of dogshit. Maybe I just didn't get it. Or maybe it's just shit. 

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Content Warnings

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

kharv294'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: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

karoline98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Slow but worth the read. The ending was okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

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

elfsara's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

melitorian's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

3.75

Just finished the book, and the word that comes to mind is catharsis. I kept wondering where this was all going — did I need to go through reading all of this to get to "the point?" Maybe not. But, am I glad at where we arrived after getting there? Definitely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

juulstizya's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

1.5

reva deserved better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Classism

clary0402's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy