A review by soniaaaaaaaa
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional funny sad slow-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

3.75

The person at the counter as I was buying said it was one of the strangest books she read this year, and she's 100% right 

The premise is utterly absurd on surface level, however it is a really good look at a woman who is struggling to deal with her griefand depression, and decides that drastic measures are the only way through the burden that she calls life. It was definitely uniquely hilarious at times. Dr tuttle is my favourite character because of how hilariously incompetent she is

I do think the middle was dragging on a bit however it further cements to the readers an accurate depiction of the main characters monotony, the pointlessness she felt. I also do enjoy  unreliable narrator tropes what can I say. I'm not entirely sure about the ending right now, however it definitely was subtly hinted at throughout it which at least didn't make it cheap, but I might retract that at a later day.
 
3.75 stars
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