Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019--Bidiyah, Oman
I finished reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh this evening. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2016. It is an unusual book in that it is the story of a depressed young woman (24 years old) who has never had sex, lives at home taking care of her alcoholic father, wears only clothes that belonged to her deceased mother, and takes pleasure in doing bad things (especially since everyone either just ignores her or sees her as being a quiet mousy figure). Enough happens in her life to keep the reader involved even though I wondered at times why I didn't just quit reading. The last few pages are a real surprise (but please don't jump to the end first if you plan to read the whole book). I gave it 3 1/2 stars out of 5.
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