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A review by addykimz
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
3.0
This book was a pretty immaculate character study. Eileen is pathetic and terrible and fascinating to live within for a large majority of the book. I’ve never read a perspective like hers, and enjoyed the way her self loathing felt very true to form - human. Her obsession too with Rebecca felt very real, and I loved her future self’s reflections on love versus obsession.
In general the final 30 pages when the act we have been building to finally appears, I felt lost. It seemed so unusual and out of left field for what had been a pretty simple story until then, despite the language. I feel completely removed from the story the moment the climax hits, and for that reason can’t rank it as high as I wish I could.
Overall, great writing and a fun, if not loathsome, main character.
In general the final 30 pages when the act we have been building to finally appears, I felt lost. It seemed so unusual and out of left field for what had been a pretty simple story until then, despite the language. I feel completely removed from the story the moment the climax hits, and for that reason can’t rank it as high as I wish I could.
Overall, great writing and a fun, if not loathsome, main character.