A review by martago22
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

4.0

Looking at my reflection really did soothe me, though I hated my face with a passion. Such is the life of the self-obsessed. The time I languished in the agony of not being beautiful was more than I care to admit even now.

This is a book about a woman where you don't know if you should root for her or want her to fail miserable. You are disgusted by her thoughts, yet somehow some of those thoughts click with yours, and you find yourself wanting to read more so you can learn how her brain works, how she is going to escape, and most importantly, how she is going to survive herself. 

More quotes:

The idea that my brains could be untangled, straightened out, and thus refashioned into a state of peace and sanity was a comforting fantasy. I often felt there was something wired weird in my brain, a problem so complicated only a lobotomy could solve it—I’d need a whole new mind or a whole new life. I could be very dramatic in my self-assessments.

I liked to languish in my own filth as long as I could tolerate it.