Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

36 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

mreisen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

Major trigger warning for multiple types of abuse and addiction. Read if you like introspective character studies and enjoy a winding, convoluted, sometimes unclear plot.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

vbarsi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sophiafrances_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I love the way moshfegh writes characters, with their empathy so deeply repressed. I just wished the real gripping plot would have kicked in a little sooner. I just felt uninvested by the time is did

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

hlb2023's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ak97x's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Incest

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

meakey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Not for the faint of heart but a classic for a reason.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

abigailbat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

Boy howdy, this was a grimy, visceral read. I picked it up because my girlfriend Anne Hathaway is in the movie and it looked gay. Well, based on reading the book… I’m not sure the movie is going to be for me. I am glad I finished it, though, because there’s a rather big twist that I did not see coming, like a car crash that then you can’t stop watching.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

malb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

maryamgo9909's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Gaslighting