![]() I think he understood.”Įileen’s self-obsession is spectacular. “Here was the crux of my dilemma: I felt like killing my father, but I didn’t want him to die. It’s a story about control and Moshfegh uses every available element to explore the theme – from Eileen’s workplace (the jail) and her toxic but dependent relationship with her alcoholic father, to her lewd fantasies about co-worker, Randy, her preoccupation with her body and the fact that she drinks excessively – every detail contributes to the theme. She’s judgmental, seething, and filthy, and I couldn’t tear my eyes from the page. ![]() ![]() Her bitterness, resentment, and her self-obsessed monologue doesn’t waver for an instant. Moshfegh has created a remarkable character in Eileen. When glamorous Rebecca Saint John arrives at Eileen’s workplace (Eileen is a secretary at a juvenile correctional facility for boys), Eileen is infatuated and unable to resist anything Rebecca asks of her. The reader is quickly exposed to Eileen’s dark, repulsive and disconcerting thoughts.Īlthough very little happens for the first three-quarters of the book, Moshfegh manages to create exquisite tension – you know that Eileen will become unhinged and she doesn’t disappoint. The similarities end there.Įileen is a character study, written in the first person. ![]() I imagine that the reference was made because both books have a female character that is not very nice. Anyone who’s picked up Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen because they’ve heard that it’s ‘the next Gone Girl‘ should chill. ![]()
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