Manbooker Review: Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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OK, honestly, I was thrown when Eileen made the short-list. It wasn't disappointing, it was highly suspenseful, but I found the ending forced and highly anti-climaxed. Still, the writing was good, the anal imagery pervading the writing was unusual and interesting. Here's my review on Instagram, 'followed by my congratulations for making the short-list' photo:

Would it make Tomorrow's MANBOOKER shortlist? 😐 Well, Eileen was something else. Eileen the book takes patience to read, the narrative is slow. A short story of a few two hundred pages that focuses on one single event: her escape from her small-town. 😕 While I thought an amazing work was done on character development of Eileen, her drunkard father who emotionally abuses her, the prison guard she's romanticized and loves from afar, the woman, Rebecca, who eventually leads her to her escape, the characters are not exactly likable. All very quirky like the lead Eileen. This is a very strange book with lots of unsettling (bordering on disgusting) imagery. I wished the narrative was fast. The writing was good enough and its main character detestable enough to keep me reading. 😈 Photo Info: #AfricaThroughABook, it's rumoured that in Ghana you could get designer shades for as little as ten cedis, that's a $3. But if you hold a good bargain, you could get two that price. 👓 #Eileen #Manbooker #bookstagram #ottesamofegh #bookish #bookporn #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #literary #fiction #sunglasses #Africa #trade #manbookerprize

A photo posted by Kobby Ben Ben (@bookworm_man) on Sep 12, 2016 at 1:43am PDT

Partying bookworms are nothing without their books! A Toast to Eileen for making the shortlist! (Everyone who knows me knows I hate wearing #white! So I stand out almost everytime!) 😍 Photo courtesy: Albert @ghana_undiscovered, #manbookerprize2016 #manbookerprize #drinks #partying #bookworm #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #bookporn #alcohol #blackmen #menwhoread #readingissexy #fun #happy #toast #wine #Eileen #ottesamoshfegh

A photo posted by Kobby Ben Ben (@bookworm_man) on Sep 15, 2016 at 3:29am PDT