my year of rest and relaxation | by ottessa moshfegh

i almost quit this book but am ultimately glad i didn't. a deep character dive into the life of a young woman who, some might say, doesn't have any real problems. so privileged is she that she is able to take an entire year off to experiment with medicated hibernation while living in the upper east side. talk about living the dream! the entire book, to paraphrase the synopsis, dangles over the precipice of 9/11. i really liked some parts of the book, particularly the weirdly/grossly funny moments but other than that i mostly rolled my eyes.