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Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

360 reviews

h0tb1tch's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

maddb_96's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is very descriptive and really well written. I was super intrigued the whole time and was shook when Rebecca said that they were in Mrs Polk’s house and she was tied up downstairs in the basement. The penultimate chapter felt so chaotic, Eileen was on a mission of trying to impress and pander to Rebecca, whilst Rebecca was on a mission of her own, to get revenge for one of her students… it felt odd that they were clearly on such different pages and as a reader we only get Eileen’s perspective. I needed more context for Rebecca’s character. From this point in the book (the ending) it got a lot worse for me… to introduce such a violent and horrific and upsetting story about what Lee Polk went through at the very end, and treat it with such nonchalance, felt a bit problematic. 

Did Eileen tie up Rebecca and leave her in her dad’s basement? Why did she not leave Mrs Polk in her dad’s house after shooting her and framing her dad for the murder like she planned? Even though we learned so much about Eileen as a person, I still had no idea what her intentions were.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Rape

mccalab's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Pedophilia, and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Murder, and Vomit

mcrespo's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

4.25

eileen is like the quintessential girl loser. she sucks, and because of that, she can be so relatable, but she’s also deeply flawed. as a girl, i can empathize with her self loathing, insecurity, and rage. she kinda gives off the vibes of A24’s pearl meets brand new city by mitski. however,  the ending of this books feels very rushed and underdeveloped. the climax doesn’t occur until the 85% mark, and things move very quickly afterwards. i just yearned for more answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Incest, and Pedophilia

lilyofmountain's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Stalking, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Body horror, and Toxic friendship

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Grief, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Incest, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Vomit

roseknows124's review

dark mysterious sad medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Alcoholism, Excrement, Murder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Torture, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Violence

pagesandtales'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, Sexual violence, Murder, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Incest, and Death of parent

cmrbwa's review

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, and Murder

iamawesome2's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Incest, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Body shaming