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

emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I didn’t really enjoy this, the writing was good but other than that I didn’t really appreciate anything it was trying to do.  I understand for others this was about exploring depression, but to me it felt like glorifying depression with a tone that almost suggests if depressed people were rich enough they would just sleep their life away.  It had nothing more than that to say, no real nuance than that.  It didn’t explore the cyclical nature of depression, the internal and external impacts.  This was literally a rich girl with dead parents, a lover she lets humiliate her and a best friend she treats horribly.  And the ending my god …. such a cop out.