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

dark informative tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i did not expect myself to like this book. after all, this book is rated as a 3 star average. the story is narrated by an unreliable narrator that came off as a detached privileged white woman. the character is meant to be written to be unlikable. to put it simply, she wants to sleep for a long period of time to be born as a new person. the story narrates her thoughts; her roller coaster of emotions, her way of handling grief, her past, her thoughts, her relationships. this book might not be everyone's cup of tea and i can see why some people rated the book poorly. but to me, personally, this book is worth the read because the narrations are really detailed, making you taste the character's experience 
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