A review by russell183
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

5.0

A funny, sad, and moving story about a profoundly damaged person. A look at a group of awful people that is both incredible empathetic and super vicious. Deeply human and laugh out loud funny with a pitch black wit. Listened to the audiobook in 3 days and just couldn’t pull myself away. 

Also shout out to Julia Whelan’s really amazing performance reading the audiobook.
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