Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

261 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
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Shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and chosen by David Sedaris as his recommended book for his Fall 2016 tour. 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...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 25,797 reviews

Moods

dark: 96%

tense: 53%

mysterious: 48%

reflective: 27%

sad: 25%

challenging: 19%

emotional: 18%

funny: 14%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
87% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

93% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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