Reviews - O Meu Nome Era Eileen

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O Meu Nome Era Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.57 AVERAGE

anna_2022's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve been wanting to read this for so long, and it did not disappoint m, it was so much better than I thought! The build up was done so effortlessly and I was so engaged in the story. I wish the ending was a little more stretched out but otherwise, I loved this book

Content Warnings

christinemaschine's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

jenniffy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alagility's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Eileen is a weird girl yes, but not one you can love. Pity and self-loathing get tiring throughout the book. I finished the story wanting more of a resolution/explanation to the things unfolding in her life.

marlireads's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious 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

Just the right amount of weird girl energy.

roloane's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. Moshfegh’s characters are where she really shines, particularly characters that are disgusting, disturbing, and horrible. Being inside Eileen’s head is a truly awful experience yet, somehow, oddly compelling. Her sadness and self-loathing is interrupted by just enough self awareness to humanize her, making her judgment and misanthropy all the more difficult to read. Despite occasionally turning my stomach, Eileen is such a real character that I almost found myself rooting for her. I also really liked Moshfegh’s choice to use a retrospective point of view to further humanize Eileen. If I were rating solely for Moshfegh’s writing I would give a 4.5, but considering the content I had to deduct a star. Personally, I don’t enjoy stories that make me feel ill, and Eileen’s inner dialogue literally made me queasy at times. The story also lagged in places and felt excessive in others. Overall, pretty good book, especially if you like character studies and don’t mind some gross descriptions, but I wouldn’t read it again.