I really liked this book! This was my second try with it and I’m not sure why I quit it the first time. It’s a good, odd, funny, and touching story. My favorite part about Moshfegh’s novel was her unnamed protagonist. This main character was gritty, gross, selfish, funny, and relatable. I like that she was unnamed because it allowed the reader to dissolve into her character. She embodied all the worst parts of human behavior and I think that is something everyone can relate to, even if they don’t want to. 

Another aspect of this story that I liked was the overall concept. The main character is very obviously going through a difficult time in her life and thinking that sleeping it away will make everything better is simply ridiculous, and the fact that it actually works is even more so, but that’s what felt so *good* about the whole thing. The entire time you’re reading you’re wondering what will happen at the end and when the main character’s plan works, you’re shocked, a little appalled, but also extremely happy and satisfied. It’s a weird mix and it’s great.

There wasn’t much I disliked about this book. I think Moshfegh did an incredible job crafting this story--I imagine it wasn’t easy forming this story to be as satisfying and strange as it was. The one thing I did not like about the story was how it made me feel at points, which is a weird thing to mention because books are supposed to invoke reactions in its readers, even if they are unpleasant. Sometimes, the book made me feel queasy or disgusted, but I think that was Moshfegh’s point, so I was okay with it.