My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
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Web ID: 9092818HARD READ.
HARD READ. I'm not just talking about how spoiled and whiny the main character was; the storyline was boring as well. NOTHING HAPPENS. Other people like to say, "oh, that's the point of the book"........ yeah, okay, so I wasted my money on a book where nothing happens.
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Unfortunately I can’t get the time back…
That I wasted reading this book. Sometimes you take Ls when you buy books without vetting and skip the library. I didn’t know this author and that her whole thing is creating cruel and boring protagonists. The only good thing was Reva. If you like books where the character actually develops, books that aren’t flat and boring, this book is not for you. Some people claim they “get” this book but actually there’s nothing that deep about this book to get it’s just boring af.
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Could not put this book down
The entirety of reading this book I found myself having times where I genuinely needed to go do something, but we tell myself just one more page or be upset that I had to put the book down.
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4 stars
MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh If I were to describe this in one word it would be: absurd. And it was, but in a good way. On the outside, our unnamed narrator has everything going for her. She’s young, beautiful, thin, a recent Columbia grad working at an art gallery in NY, and to top it all off, independently wealthy (due to the recent deaths of her parents). She has every privilege yet isn’t happy. When you can manipulate your therapist into prescribing you a bajillion different medications just so you can sleep whole days away, you might have a problem. This was a darkly comedic and satirical portrayal of a woman with mental health issues going through grief. She doesn’t have the capacity to deal with her loss so she turns to unhealthy coping mechanisms (prescription drugs). Reading this gave me so much anxiety because if anyone IRL did this, they’d be dead before the year was over! You’ll either love this book or hate it. Me? I kinda loved it. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️
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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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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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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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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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