Reviews - Mi Nombre Era Eileen

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Mi Nombre Era Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.57 AVERAGE

vexasaurus_rex's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

It took until page 20 (wow) for the MC to scratch her coochie AND sniff her fingers after. Luckily it also took that same 20 pages for me to then decide this book wasn’t for me.

guardiandelanoche's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abbyj_04's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ottessa moshfegh, queen of the novel that leaves you wondering where it’s going yet ends in the way you knew it always had to go. no notes.

ecaballero96's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious 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

zoecerrillo's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

twentyfourteeth's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious 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

ashley729's review against another edition

3.0

Oh WOW. 24 year Eileen lives at home with her alcoholic father and works at a correctional facility for teenage boys. She has a low sense of self worth and has been overlooked by many people, something she both relishes and despises. She doesn’t have friends, let alone girl friends, so when radiant Rebecca is hired and smiles down upon Eileen, she is sure her world is about to change. What would have been another boring Christmas suddenly has the potential to be a pivotal moment in Eileen’s dreary life, until she finds herself as an accomplice in what is sure to be a significant crime.

hilma_af_klint's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

This book was somehow both depressing and lighthearted. There's a certain humor in the bleak and disaffected way Eileen goes about her life. I despised the character, but was rooting for her at the same time.

The twist at the end was welcome, although it felt abrupt and a little bit out of place. Why would Rebecca go to such extreme lengths to help one of the imprisoned boys?

This is the third Moshfegh novel I've read, and I continue to enjoy her work quite a bit.

cantorlope's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad tense slow-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

caitmurr's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I knew the ending was going to be twisted but I did not expect that. This book is so disgusting and fucked up and I absolutely loved it. Ottessa Moshfegh's mind is a scary place.

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