My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
A darkly funny and savage novel that follows a young, privileged woman as she attempts a year-long experiment in sleep and pharmaceuticals to escape the disappointments of her life. Set in a glittering New York City in the year 2000, the book is both merciless and compassionate, exploring themes of loss, love, and the search for meaning in a world where wealth and success seem so easy. A New York Times bestseller, this showcase of a major young writer is not to be missed.
Publish Date
2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2018
Goodreads Rating
3.65
ISBN
9780525522133
Categories
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2020-07-01T03:45:51.000Z
Last year I read Ottessa Moshfegh's "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" and thought "huh. what a weird concept" and now I think it's the most prescient book of our times – source2021-01-16T14:34:27.000Z
@MikeIsaac I loved this book, and it was written *before* the pandemic (just barely)
Also read “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” for more of those fever dream isolation coping vibes – source