Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

317 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary mystery dark tense slow-paced

Description

"So here we are. My name was Eileen Dunlop. Now you know me. I was twenty-four years old then, and had a job that paid fifty-seven dollars a week as a kind of secretary at a private juvenile correctional facility for teenage boys. I think of it no...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,898 reviews

Moods

dark 97%
tense 53%
mysterious 47%
reflective 31%
sad 24%
challenging 19%
emotional 17%
funny 16%
adventurous 3%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 35%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 30% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 68% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 89% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%

Average rating

3.64

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