My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

4.2 (17)
$18.00

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, Amazon, Vice, Bustle, The New York Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Entertainment Weekly, The AV Club, and Audible A New York Times Bestseller and One of the most compelling protagonists modern fiction has offered in years- a loopy, quietly furious pill head whose Ambien ramblings and Xanaxed butcheries somehow wend their way through sad and funny and strange toward something genuinely profound. and Entertainment Weekly and Darkly hilarious . . . Moshfegh's the kind of provocateur who makes you laugh out loud while drawing blood. and Vogue From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes. Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance.

  • Suggested age range- Adult
  • Format- Paperback
  • Dimensions- 5" W x 7. 73" H x 0. 82" D
  • Genre- Fiction
  • Publisher- Penguin Publishing Group, Publication date- 06-25-2019
  • Page count- 304
  • ISBN- 9780525522133

Web ID: 9092818

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4.2/5

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4 months ago

10000 / 10

words cannot describe how much i love this book . this book expresses real and true mental health . if someone tells me they don’t like this book i could never look at them in the eyes again

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11 months ago

One of my favs!

This is such a good read, definitely not for everyone but I found the mc very relatable!!! this was literally made for girls who love to rot with their depression and desire to always sleep 🎀

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1 year ago
from Agoura Hills, CA

Devoured in a Day

Bought and read this book on a whim after seeing it on tiktok. Hadn't read a full book for something other than school for a long time. I finished this book in one sitting, had an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. I understand why some people don't like it, but if you've ever felt absolutely hopeless and suicidal I think you'd understand it. I didn't like the narrator, obviously, you're not supposed to, but she reminds me of myself in some ways. I read this last summer, and it inspired me to start reading for my own enjoyment again. It's not for everyone, but it is definitely for me.

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1 year ago

would sell my soul to read for the first time

i feel like the plot and writing were simple enough to be easily digestible and addicting, but the complexities of the relationship dynamics made it not boring, in love omg

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2 years ago
from Olympia, WA

Couldn’t put it down

I grabbed this because of the popularity on social media. After having not read anything in awhile I wasn’t expecting much BUT I quickly gained a love hate relationship with this book. The way the author writes is truly incredible, she hooks you in in the best way. I feel as though the main character/narrator is portrayed in the way she is because Ottessa knows it will make people upset (myself included.) But I also feel as though this sheds light on how people grieve in different ways, and that it is not always crying in the corner of the shower with the lights off. This was the first book I’ve read of hers, needless to say I went and bought a couple of her other published books and have not been disappointed.

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2 years ago
from Lancaster, South Carolina

Great Read!

I would definitely recommend this book to others, especially if you love making notes in your book. You'll be doing a lot of that, this book is truly good and is one I could not get off my mind for a while.

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2 years ago

A BookTok Fail in my opinion

I found this book highly overhyped and NOT for everyone. It felt like there was no plot or substance to this book. Basically just the diary of an over privileged narcissist.

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2 years ago
from Alexandria, VA

Once you start, you can't stop!

Through the eyes of a narrator who can be seen as either relatable or unlikable, you invest yourself into a story that changes through quick pacing. You never know what to expect when you turn the page! This book is one of my favorites now and I can't recommend it enough to others!

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