First-person narrative provides intimate insight into the protagonist's psyche for a gripping reading experience
Set in a private juvenile correctional facility for teenage boys, exploring institutional horror and dysfunction
Complex relationships with a caretaker, shoplifting, and a new counselor create layered emotional stakes
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, indicating literary recognition and critical acclaim
Distinctive voice and style reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Vladimir Nabokov for a memorable reading experience
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Now a major motion picture streaming on Hulu, starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize "Eileen is a remarkable piece of writing, always dark and surprising, sometimes ugly and occasionally hilarious. Its first-person narrator is one of the strangest, most messed-up, most pathetic--and yet, in her o
