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Fear and Self-Loathing in New England: Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen
Meet Eileen: she is 24, pathetic, unlikeable and bitter. She hates her body and her job almost as much as she hates taking care of her alcoholic father. In fact, under the boring facade she presents to the world, Eileen harbours a deep hatred for most things: “I looked so boring, lifeless, immune and unaffected, […]
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What I Read: June
Some good, some bad.
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My Top Ten Agatha Christie Mysteries
The best from the Queen of Mystery.
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Five Mystery Books for Long Flights
Five books that will get you through that long flight.
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Eileen and my obsession with Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh’s long-awaited new novel, Lapvona, was released a couple of months ago and I was just able to buy it now. However, I have been occupying myself with reading every other novel Moshfegh has published since I became obsessed with My Year of Rest and Relaxation Last Year. I read McGlue and Homesick for Another World (which is awesome and […]
flowers in the library 