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

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.25

They started introducing certain things and mentioning the year and such. I was like “no way they’re doing this” and they did. That’s as spoiler free as I can make it. Girllllll


I was halfway through and went. “This isn’t gonna be about
9/11?
Right?” And it was somehow