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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 11 mentions · 4 subreddits · discussed in r/suggestmeabook, r/books, r/Fantasy, r/horrorlit

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • Things like *Confederacy of Dunces* or *My Year of Rest and Relaxation* or *Pedro Páramo* aren't really about character growth.
  • But reading Moshfeg’s other book My Year of Rest and Relaxation I know there’s got to be deeper meanings in Lapvona.
  • My Year Of Rest And Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh
  • When it comes to other fiction books, you could check out *My Year of Rest and Relaxation* by Ottessa Moshfegh
  • My year of rest and relaxation. To me it’s a book about giving up and not even trying to be a good version of yourself, so maybe it could feel cathartic to read

Cons

  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation by her as well
  • Not a book I would recommend to everyone because I think only a specific kind of person would GET it, but; My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Although if you’re not into dark humour and unlikeable characters, maybe skip...
  • Like Monstrilio (if you were struck by grief) or My Year of Rest and Relaxation (boredom/depression) ... Out of these, I didn’t think all of them were the best books but ones that help me explain what I’m looking for.
  • Have you read my year of rest and relaxation? There are other similar books out there as well. That might be more recent, but I don’t know the titles offhand.
  • I scrolled through and saw mention of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and that’s the book I think of when I think of millennial fiction. It’s a sub genre I’m not particularly fond of but that I call “the girls are not all right.”

Sentiment

6 positive (55%) · 4 mixed (36%) · 1 negative (9%)

Trust + time weighted score: +41% · raw score 45%

What redditors said (10 of 11)

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by her as well
mixed · u/g****n · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Dec 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Not a book I would recommend to everyone because I think only a specific kind of person would GET it, but; My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Although if you’re not into dark humour and unlikeable characters, maybe skip it. But it does tick all of your boxes I think
mixed · u/g****m · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Nov 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Things like *Confederacy of Dunces* or *My Year of Rest and Relaxation* or *Pedro Páramo* aren't really about character growth.
positive · u/P****5 · r/Fantasy · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Like Monstrilio (if you were struck by grief) or My Year of Rest and Relaxation (boredom/depression) ... Out of these, I didn’t think all of them were the best books but ones that help me explain what I’m looking for.
mixed · u/r****d · r/suggestmeabook · Aug 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
But reading Moshfeg’s other book My Year of Rest and Relaxation I know there’s got to be deeper meanings in Lapvona.
positive · u/y****b · r/horrorlit · comment · Aug 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My Year Of Rest And Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh
positive · u/z****a · r/suggestmeabook · Jul 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Have you read my year of rest and relaxation? There are other similar books out there as well. That might be more recent, but I don’t know the titles offhand.
mixed · u/1****1 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I scrolled through and saw mention of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and that’s the book I think of when I think of millennial fiction. It’s a sub genre I’m not particularly fond of but that I call “the girls are not all right.”
negative · u/N****6 · r/books · comment · Jul 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
When it comes to other fiction books, you could check out *My Year of Rest and Relaxation* by Ottessa Moshfegh
positive · u/S****_ · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jan 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My year of rest and relaxation. To me it’s a book about giving up and not even trying to be a good version of yourself, so maybe it could feel cathartic to read
positive · u/M****a · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jan 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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