A review by emmablue
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

slow-paced

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

2.5

i enjoy awful women very much but its less fun when they are so ashamed of their own awfulness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Stalking