Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Mein Jahr der Ruhe und Entspannung by Ottessa Moshfegh

157 reviews

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

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

joooos's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

besohappily'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

kaii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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 book is absurb. about my favourite thing (mentally ill women taking drugs) and feels a lot like a car crash (absolutely horrible but god you cannot look away)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

bleaksalad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

I picked up My Year Of Rest and Relaxation after finishing Eileen. I'm becoming quite a fan of Otessa, but this one didn't stick with me as much as Eileen did. I love a disgusting, troubled woman coming to terms with herself, however this unnnamed narrator fell a little flat for me. With Eileen, I felt her desperation for change from who she was, and with this narrator the feeling wasn't as intense. 

I did think that the commentary on grief and the handling of it was artful. Experiencing Reva's mom's funeral from the perspective of our orphaned narrator was truly the peak of this story. Reva herself was such a gripping character, and for the narrator to patronize her over and over again only to realize Reva was living the life she was after all along in those tragic final moments was incredibly thought provoking. 

Overall, I do think the writing for MYORAR was stunning and the disecting of such a complex character was fun. I reccomend if your the type of person to scroll your day away on tik tok or if you squander your potential often. You'll find comfort in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

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

drwnnm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

nefarious_rat's review against another edition

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

swagmastersero's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

Very *very* slow paced book - like, you're there for the narrator's every thought, which is quite literally the entire book besides some dialogue. If her name was ever mentioned, I didn't catch it. Slightly sad ending, definitely felt a twinge of pain, and sometimes the narrator said some very crude stuff that wouldn't hold up today (considering the book was written in 2018, there is a brief violence in Palestine mention and some other mildly uncomfortable things). I blame the narrator's lack of a filter both on us being in her head and her not growing up with opposition to her character. Altogether an interesting read, makes you sit and reflect on how you've been living prior. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia, Abortion, and Pregnancy