February 09, 2023

#14 - Ottessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and Relaxation

59 minutes

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Hosted by novelists and entrepreneurs Daniel Breyer & Jeremy Streich, Good Scribes Only is a podcast for curious minds to explore, challenge, and think differently through books. Season 2 focuses on the cardinal vices and virtues: Lust and chastity, gluttony and temperance, greed and charity, sloth and diligence, envy and kindness, wrath and patience, pride and humility. In this episode, Daniel and Jeremy explore Sloth and Diligence in Ottessa Moshfegh's, My Year of Rest and Relaxation.

Oftentimes, fiction books can take us out of life’s everyday tangles and help us see reality with new eyes. To further explore your own relationship with Sloth and Diligence, look no further than My Year of Rest and Relaxation. We hope you enjoy

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**Episode Notes**

0-6 min — Intro and Initial thoughts

6-13 min — Casting Characters for the ‘movie’

13-20 min — Plot summary

20-27 min — Character Motivations

27-31 min — NYC Art scene vs Finance scene

31-35 min — Narrator’s struggle and purpose 35-41 min — The sanctity (or superficiality) of art

41-45 min — ‘Intention’ as an artist

45-50 min — New York pre and post 9/11

50-57 min — Book’s conclusion

57-60 min — Episode Wrap up and Book Rating