My Year of Rest and Relaxation

from brangwinn

As I continued to read this story, I just like the protagonist, wanted to take drugs to escape. Spending a year sleeping isn't my idea of a good time. I couldn't believe how the psychiatrist was so happy to add to the collection of pills. I give this book higher marks than you might expect becaus...

from akblanchard

The unnamed female narrator of this strange, compulsively readable novel wants nothing more than to shut the world out through sleep. Her crackpot psychiatrist keeps her supplied with every narcoleptic drug known to humankind, including a fictitious one called Infermiterol, which causes her to do...

from spiritedstardust

I honestly don't know what to say about this book. The characters are unlikeable & not a lot actually happens and yet I enjoyed reading it. If you want to learn about prescription meds and whoppi Goldbergs catalogue of movies, this is for you. The writing was good and I wanted to see how it ended...

from RickGeissal

This is a very unusual book, and quite compelling. Anything would be a spoiler.

from jpe9

The main character keeps taking insane (unrealistic) amounts and combinations of prescription drugs prescribed to her by the funny caricature of the crazy psychiatrist, and I kept on suspending my disbelief for the sake of the parody. I disagree with another reviewer who preferred the first half ...