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Mein Jahr der Ruhe und Entspannung by Anke Caroline Burger, Ottessa Moshfegh
69 reviews
evelyns'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
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Confinement, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Addiction
bookedandbusy'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Excrement, Mental illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Ableism, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts
matcharlyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Eating disorder, Medical content, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Moderate: Dysphoria, Cancer, Blood, and Pregnancy
ashley_turch'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body shaming
Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, and Abortion
Content warnings: Heavy drug abuse and depression (this is the entire plot) eating disorders parental death (multiple cases) 9/11 Domestic abuse animal cruelty (somewhat graphic discussion in the first chapter, but easy to skip over since it’s only about a paragraph. The narrator does not partake in it and instead is just describing something someone else did. Short mentions of the same situation about two more times through the book. Also easy to skip over. As someone who can’t handle really any mention of animal cruelty, I was able over easily and ignore.)minimimi's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Toxic friendship
kikalox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion
kazli'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
3.75
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
lovelymisanthrope'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
4.5
"My Year of Rest and Relaxation" follows a young woman who seems to have it all. She has a great apartment on the upper East Side of Manhattan, she recently graduated from Columbia, she comes from a wealthy family, she is beautiful and thin, and she has an easy job at an art gallery. However, she does not feel lucky, and after losing both her parents, she does not care to live her life any longer. She decides she needs a break; all she needs is to sleep for a year and then she can get her life back on track. So, she sets out on a drug-induced sleep to cure all of her problems.
I did not have super high expectations going into this book because I felt like the premise might be boring to read at times. However, even though I think the main character is unlikable most of the time because she is struggling so deeply with her depression, I really empathized with her and wanted to give her a hug. This book is highly pretentious, and it is definitely not for everyone, but it hit a chord with me, and I have not stopped thinking about it since I finished it.
The main character's attitude towards life and the narrative about how monotonous her days are really highlights someone's mindset who is struggling with depression. I think she provides an excellent example of someone who seems to have it all and people around her do not understand how she can be depressed. Depression is not "earned" by those with the hardest struggles.
She is a pretty horrible friend to Reva throughout the story, but Reva is not necessarily better towards her. Their friendship seems to be because they have been friends for so long and neither one wants to let go, but honestly neither does much for the other. I did really enjoy seeing Reva poised against the main character to highlight how two people with similar lives can turn out so very different.
This book ends with a mention of 9/11. I cannot think of many other fictitious titles that I have read that mention 9/11, let alone one set in New York. It was heartbreaking and interesting to read about a character witnessing the violence firsthand.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I am curious to pick up more from Ottessa Moshfegh.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death
amsswim's review against another edition
- 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
If you're into reading about completely unhinged women doing unhinged and borderline horrifying things, do read. If you're worried definitely leaf through the trigger warnings to get an idea at least.
I think I'll read from this author again, would recommend to some (definitely not everyone)!
Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abortion, Child abuse, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Body shaming
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Classism, Fatphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Violence
emilyycatlett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder