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A review by blschuldt
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.25
I love the way Moshfegh writes her protagonists. I love that they’re gross and weird and normal. The fatphobic comments got old real fast. Same w the weird lesbophobic ones sprinkled in. The ending really surprised me and was really interesting, but be careful w the content warnings on this one.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, and Body shaming