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

dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm quite at loss of words to describe what I felt. I wasn't particularly doing well after finishing the bell jar so picking this up made it worse (?) I think it was interesting however and put me to sleep which I found funny. The names of all the pills and combinations sounded made up and ridiculous which I thought was intended, not sure if that was the intention. It was tough to finish and I had to stop midway.