My year of rest and relaxation

Moshfegh, Ottessa (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780525522119
ISBN: 0525522115
ISBN: 0525522115 : HRD
ISBN: 9780525522119 : HRD
ISBN: 0525522115
ISBN: 9780525522119
Physical Description: 288 pages ; 22 cm.
print
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2018.
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:

It's early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side, and the alienation of Moshfegh's unnamed young protagonist from others is nearly complete when she initiates her yearlong siesta, during which time she experiences limited personal interactions. Her parents have died; her relationships with her bulimic best friend Reva, an ex-boyfriend, and her drug-pushing psychiatrist are unwholesome. As her pill-popping intensifies, so does her isolation and determination to leave behind the world's travails. She is also beset by dangerous blackouts induced by a powerful medication.