Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. My Year Of Rest & Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh is about a young woman’s experiment in narcotic hibernation.
What We Say: “With the aid of a chaotic psychiatrist and an arsenal of pharmaceuticals, this darkly funny story follows a young woman’s attempt to escape the crushing demands of life via a year-long, drug-induced hibernation. Equal parts painful and compassionate, this novel will make you laugh, wince, and question your own fantasies of escaping the grind – or abandoning society’s expectations altogether.” – Ella Marlow-Gilks
What They Say: “At times heartbreaking, but mostly harsh, strange, and hilarious, this novel is unlike any others you will encounter this year.” – Phoebe Thompson
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