A review by helenehannailona
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging 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

3.25

All in all, „Eileen“ was a nice and entertaining read. I found it very difficult to identify with the main characters, though, and based on how the mystery about Rebecca and about Eileen‘s disappearance from X-ville was built up through the entire book, the ending was disappointing and could not really live up to the rest of the book.
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