A review by jedisuckerpunch
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

3.0

 3 stars even though i liked the book. i think I'm over this dark phase of ottessa moshfegh. everything I've read so far has characters that reveal their truest, darkest side, and it's too real sometimes. doesn't do well for my mental health.

she's a spectacular write, brilliant, to be able to capture characters like that. i read an interview where she said she was glad to be done writing mcglue, it was a dark time for her as well. and it truly is.

the book is about a drunk sailor who wakes up only to be found accused for the murder of one his closest friends. he does or does not recall murdering him. and the whole book is written from his perspective, him being drunk, sobering, failing, an it feels like a fever dream. no, it actually feels like trying to go through a foggy mind, while drunk - throughout the whole book. its amazes me how she can capture that feeling and make the reader feel nauseous and drunk while reading it. truly brilliant writer. 
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