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A review by mackdaddy
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
My feelings at this stage are complicated. I, like many many people, have often fantasized about a deep sleep or coma that I would go into and come out of free of my anxieties. These fantasies serve as a sweet escape from the reality of life. But this book might take that fantasy a little too far and then romanticize it in an unhealthy way. It's a love letter to the desire to cease existing for a short period of time.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship