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Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

62 reviews

mreisen's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Major trigger warning for multiple types of abuse and addiction. Read if you like introspective character studies and enjoy a winding, convoluted, sometimes unclear plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Body horror, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Torture, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Incest, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Dementia, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child abuse, and Car accident

lameura's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, Vomit, Death, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

karenvol6's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

All throughout this book I kept wishing I’d read the content warnings before starting it. I kept reading because I wanted to know more about Eileen’s story but it’s such a rough read :/ The author’s other books are comedies compared to this one so maybe either skip this one or just go in prepared! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

aeamanda's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder and Body shaming

yumiz's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

zara89's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Vomit, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Incest, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

jussymclean's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Intelligently written and original but a tough read with disturbing themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Child abuse, Addiction, and Murder

emmablue's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i enjoy awful women very much but its less fun when they are so ashamed of their own awfulness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, and Terminal illness

alaynafaith's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

idk I just didn’t really like it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Body shaming, Gun violence, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Fatphobia, Violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

allisonmeyette's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Kidnapping