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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, read by Julia Whelan.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2019
FROM THE MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF EILEEN
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?
Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like everything else, by her inheritance. But there is a vacuum at the heart of things, and it isn’t just the loss of her parents in college, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her alleged best friend.
Blackly funny, both merciless and compassionate – dangling its legs over the ledge of 9/11 – My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a showcase for the gifts of one of America’s major young writers.
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"Savage, funny, frequently on the verge of teetering into lunacy...My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a non-negotiable in your holiday carry-on this summer." (Vogue)
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- Anonymous User
- 24-08-23
Overrated
Much overrated, with a rather superficial narrative. Exaggerated use of antidepressants and how they help the protagonist hibernate for a year while overusing them and hating the world (not for no good reason). Not a good/healthy portryal of the role of therapists - big no-no! Hopeful but not surprising ending.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-23
Wonderful performance by Julia Whelan
The voice actors performance, elevates this story so so much.
Thoroughly enjoyed the story and it’s wonderful in its own right but was made all the better by the voice performance.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-06-23
Not really for me
This book was an easy listen but I couldn’t really relate and didn’t connect with the characters.
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- Cedella Gautier
- 29-03-23
I loved it!
A great listen and I am sure I’ll listen again. I was a little skeptical at first but I must say I was not disappointed one bit. I would highly recommend.
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- Mia
- 31-05-23
Fantastic and beautifully unhinged
Who says you have to like the protagonist? You just have to enjoy the ride. And that I did. But then again I have a soft spot for pretentious rambling women with depression.
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- I ain't givin' you no name
- 08-08-23
Does what it says on the tin
I really like Otessa Moshfagh's writing - as aserbic as a feminized Brett Easton Ellis for the 21st century - but has there ever been an author that writes stories where so little happens.
At least Eileen built to something. The climax here is essentially a big sleep. Don't doubt that title!
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- GH
- 09-05-19
Excellent narration, interesting idea
Well I found this really interesting and listened to it all in a day. The story drags a bit in the middle but the whole story feels very real emotionally. Narrator is excellent. It's a bit like Americian Psycho in style with added bitterness.
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- S
- 31-07-23
Great book senseless ending
Liked the book, except the ending. That really nasty comment at the end about Reva was truly unnecessary :( could've been a more put together ending...
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- Ethan OC
- 28-07-22
Beautifully Performed
The first time I ever interacted with this novel was listening to the audiobook read by Julia Waylon (sp?). I’ve read the physical book a couple of times since, and I can’t help but read it with her voice in mind. Her ‘Dr. Tuttle’ and ‘Reva’ are especially worth noting. Amazing.
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- Kawaii Princess
- 05-09-23
Something decent at last
Was feeling a bit done with books, reading and listening. Tired of all the predictable characters and pedestrian plots. Then I found this. My faith in literature is restored.
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