A review by jessiebertram
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Completely disagree with it being a called a thriller, but loved the character Eileen. What a strange, flawed, and hurting woman. I just wish I didn’t spend the whole book waiting for shit to go down, and instead just enjoyed the strange writing that I apparently love 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault