Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mój rok relaksu i odpoczynku by Ottessa Moshfegh

74 reviews

latashman's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.0

The book was monotonous and I'm sure it was meant to be that way given the subject. I do think the author is talented, I just wasn't a fan of the story. It was hard to feel anything positive about the main character. 

lost interest when I realize it was a 9/11 story, but decided I was almost done so why not continue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Drug use, Body shaming, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

This book ends with a death related to 9/11

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Abortion, Chronic illness, and Death

s0lar1s's review against another edition

3.75

I really loved the ending, lowkey kinda wanna try this now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Grief, Abortion, and Medical content

onmym_ark's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Grief, Excrement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

xmifeng_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence, Rape, Abortion, Racism, Ableism, and Vomit

lvwieland's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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: Sexual violence, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Eating disorder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

astridrv's review against another edition

What a fever dream of a book. The concept worked, although I get reservations about the ending. The writing is enthralling, the narrator has a really strong voice and is clearly defined in all her layers and murkiness. It is a cold book (and do check the content warnings because it’s a lot), but also a little bit tender. It made me think, all along, may I never be or feel like that. But the narrator is aware of her world, of the game of rich and pretty she’s both winning and losing at. Finishing this book feels like walking out of a movie into daylight. I’m left engulfed, squinting, having spent a few hours in a life so distant from mine it can only have grown my empathy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Animal cruelty

cielbenedict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

The book inspired me to sleep a lot while in a depression haze, but it also inspired me to clean up my place and get rid of stuff that didn't make me happy.
All in all this is an amazingly written book, a really good representation of trauma and depression and one that's absolutely gonna stay with you for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape

kazli's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.75

I never thought I'd find a someone who needs proper therapy more than me but I've been proven wrong. So much yet so little happened. It was a really accurate depiction of depression. As someone who's experienced almost exactly what the main character has, I can sympathise with her although she's not very likeable. The main star was definitely her best friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Confinement, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape

josefineisreading's review against another edition

challenging 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

I did not like this book but the end saved it a little bit. It’s very slow and felt like I had to get further in the book to feel like it was going anywhere. It felt like I was reading a diary which isn’t a bad thing but I don’t think that’s what the author was going for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Racism, and Sexual assault