Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Mein Jahr der Ruhe und Entspannung by Anke Caroline Burger, Ottessa Moshfegh

876 reviews

vaaaleriechen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Truly a fever dream, the rawest form for untrustworthy narrator. Wtf??

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

fancifie's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

wickerbasket_of_fish's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

yannis_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Wow! What a book, what an idea! Excellent story, excellent narrative and an ambient that although claustrophobic, it gives your mind space to think and reflect. 
The anonymous protagonist has decided that taking a break from the world and sleep all day will wash away her traumas and she will be reborn. 

During her journey, she tries to forget her past, she tries to push away her best (and only) friend and looks with regret her relationship with her abusive lover. 
I was angry and sad every time she was mean to Reva even when she just thought about it. Did not surprise me that at the end, she deeply missed her. But that was also a critic to the New York society, so superficial and good-looking with people being always on the run and anxious about their look, their job, their image. 
Her -as the society demands- superficial job, the way that presents the artistic world...

Looking forward to read more books from Ottessa Moshfegh. 
Highly recommended book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abortion

oliviacharlene's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

andreanunezdecaceres's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

4vaw's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

brittneypadilla's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Sharp, witty, modern feminist book I needed to read and have a good laugh with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

rcatterall's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

theultmtfangirl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

There's a level of unhingeness that made me not want to stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship