Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

12 reviews

hannaheinhorn's review

dark mysterious sad 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

2.75

i have mixed feelings about this book. i imagine i’ll like the movie more. eileen is a horrible character, and i’m not sure ottessa moshfegh wrote her in a way that was ethical. for example, eileen has tendencies that some would say are fully pedophilic. she is also fatphobic, which stood out to me a lot, as mrs. polk’s fatness seems to be used as a symbol for cowardice in eileen’s head. her own thinness is thought to redeem her. some parts of eileen are extremely relatable, but others aren’t. i don’t think all virginal 24 year olds drool over young boys. 

there is also the fact that nothing happened in the book until the last 20% of it. i could have just read THAT part and been satisfied. literally the several page fucking soliloquy after THAT part was so useless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, Ableism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gun violence, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

kangaci's review

challenging dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Vomit, Racism, and Alcoholism

elizabethng2's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

there are no wolves, only mice 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual harassment, Racism, Eating disorder, Torture, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Vomit, Incest, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Stalking

o3tri's review

dark 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

1.5

Hollow, pointless and surface level.

Would've given it 0.5 if it wasn't for the last few pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Animal death, and Classism

dale1997's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Racism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Ableism, Confinement, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

alisha247's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

civail's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Racism and Gun violence

nabila99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, Police brutality, Classism, and Confinement

americattt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

“I didn’t know that there were others like me in the world, those who didn’t ‘“fit in,” as people liked to put it. Furthermore, as is typical for any isolated, intelligent young person, I thought I was the only one with any consciousness, any awareness of how odd it was to be alive, to be a creature on this strange planet Earth.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: Vomit and Eating disorder

Minor: Racism

caitlinderocker's review

dark funny mysterious 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: Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, and Sexual assault