A review by st0bbit
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

3.5

hmmm preferred this a bit to MYORAR although the front was so draggy, really only picked up about 60% in. this is the sort of unlikeable character that i enjoy though i think…. she’s pathetic but concerningly, there’s some stuff i can identify w her about…. um anyway. overall the ending also felt a bit abrupt to me, like what exactly happened to Rebecca? why did her plan change? nothing too big or spoiler-y, but loose ends i really wish could’ve been wrapped up. perhaps it’s intentional, to show how little eileen truly fixates on the people in her past and thus never bothered to follow up with them, but still. i wanna know!!!!!! give the people (me) what they want!!!!