Did anyone else notice that as the book went on, the timeline sped up more and more? The first half of the book takes place over one year while the second half takes place over three. I was a bit annoyed by this at first but I feel this was a choice by the author to show just how chaotic things had gotten. In the first half of the book, we’re settling into a new normal while trying to live as similarly to before as possible. This accounts for a slower timeline where things are still relatively normal. By the second half, all hell has broken lose and no one knows what normal is anymore. We’re constantly jumping between hours, days, weeks, and months, and honestly it’s a lot of whiplash; just like the characters are experiencing. I’m curious to know how others feel about this. Was it just poor pacing by the author that forced an ultra sped up timeline at the end or does this seem like a conscious choice?

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I know Ottessa Moshfegh is not for everyone but my god her writing just punches you in the gut. This book is fiction but the main character and her family dynamic is so f**king crazy it reads like a horror memoir. LOVE IT!