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A review by raisinreads
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I wanted a bit more from the plot of the book, but it was the writing style that absolutely sucked me in. I know there's a movie out based on it now, which I am unsure about watching as the main virtue of this book by far was the prose
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage