My Year Of Rest and Relaxation (Otessa Moshfegh)

3.5/5 stars. Definitely targeted more for the melancholic, self destructive mid to late twenties female. Reminds me of my obsession with Go Ask Alice and Burn Diaries. Set in early 2000s New York. A lot of the cultural references you had to be there. Easy read.

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Courtney

@_courtiesue_Jun 24, 2026

Oh lord, Go Ask Alice, I almost completely blocked that one out! But solid comparison.

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

anna dorn

“All my homegirls lived this shit.”

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Adina Locketz

“I know this book gets mixed reviews but I personally LOVED it. Could not put it down. Prompted me to consider why I make the choices I make everyday, and how participating in daily life at a certain point becomes a choice.”

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Sam

“The book is such a propelling read on its own, but Julia Whelan, GOAT of narrators, narrated the audiobook and adds even more to it somehow. This is a master class in bringing voice to the written word.”

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