Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

260 pages first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
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Description

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 dollars a week as a kind of secretary at a private juvenile correctional facility for teenage boys. I think of it now...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 26,084 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?

29% 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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