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

dark funny slow-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

5.0

So, I finally gave in... and of course, it was right down my alley. That all-too-relatable feeling of "I'm depressed and if only I had the privilege to be able to sleep for a year, maybe I'd be fixed" permeates through the novel... with the looming threat of

9/11

in the background. The latter was not something I expected, but I liked the effect it had on the story. The writing is hazy but also quite funny at times - I particularly liked the interactions with the "psychiatrist" who was just... wack.