My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Against a dark blue sky background, an outline of a woman in blue and red colors sits with her knees to her chest as pills are see in her body.

Sleeping Through Days: Moshfegh’s Idea

Emma Troise, Manhattan College

A Book Review on “My Year Of Rest and Relaxation” and the Novel’s Lasting Effect.…

November 16, 2023

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Don’t Dismiss Social Media Book Accounts

Emily Elizabeth Louie, American University

Bookstagram and BookTok have flooded brick-and-mortar bookshops with a new wave of literature lovers.…

September 16, 2022

A drawing of lapvona shows vultures standing around a carcass in the desert.

‘Lapvona’ Is Ottessa Moshfegh’s Biggest Departure To Date

Alina Edwards, Wellesley College

This latest novel from the bestselling author of ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ and ‘Eileen’ is fresh in some ways and trite in others.…

July 29, 2022

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Defying Categorization: Unstable Women in Contemporary Fiction

Alina Edwards, Wellesley College

The female protagonists of several contemporary novels highlight some significant shifts in 21st-century culture.…

July 8, 2022

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5 Books That Will Promise To Leave You Breathless: A Study on Spectacles in Modern Literature

Maggie Habermas, University of Texas at San Antonio

Like the rest of our entertainment, many novels resort to cheap thrill tactics. These books, however, affirm the power of literature to give insight into the human experience. …

April 16, 2022

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The Top 10 Winter Reads for All Sad Girls