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Mein Jahr der Ruhe und Entspannung by Anke Caroline Burger, Ottessa Moshfegh
305 reviews
ams5x9's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
It is difficult to read a book where there are very few characters with redeeming qualities.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
rebekkamafia's review against another edition
2.0
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
swinevenus's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
mollyharrisxx's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
literaryash's review against another edition
4.0
Lonely and depressed main character is numb and tired of her life. (Ditto, Same!) Her parents leaves here with inheritance money, she had an easy job because she is prertty and skinny, and is educated. She turns to medication and sleeping (hibernating black outs) for a year to rest and regain her senses.
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fatphobia and Abortion
kharv294's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
mh_reads's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
besohappily's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Grief, and Mass/school shootings