Marisa, the surprising narrator of Beatriz Serrano's debut novel Discontent, is a mid-level manager in an advertising agency in her thirties. Adept at avoiding work and escaping into YouTube videos, Marisa possesses a depth of feeling about her place in the world that is both sad and engaging. She is a woman on the brink who is struggling to find a way to relieve her existential dread. As she teeters between finding connections and dissolving Ativan under her tongue, Marissa tries to breathe. Discontent is laugh-out-loud funny, but also deeply disconcerting. If you enjoyed Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation, this will be right up your alley.
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