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McGlue
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Selected for the inaugural Fence Modern Prize in Prose by Rivka Galchen. "Short-fiction genius Ottessa Moshfegh's first novel is a gorgeously sordid story of love and murder on the high seas and in reeky corners of mid-nineteenth-century New York and points North. McGlue is a wonderwork of virtuoso prose and truths that will make you squirm and concur."Gary Lutz Salem, Massachusetts, 1851: McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of name or situation or orientationhe may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Intolerable memory accompanies sobriety. A-sail on the high seas of literary tradition, Ottessa Moshfegh gives us a nasty heartless blackguard on a knife-sharp voyage through the fogs of recollection. They said I've done something wrong? . . . And they've just left me down here to starve. They'll see this inanition and be so damned they'll fall to my feet and pass up hot cross buns slathered in fresh butter and beg I forgive them. All of them . . . : the entire world one by one. Like a good priest I'll pat their heads and nod. I'll dunk my skull into a barrel of gin. Ottessa Moshfegh was awarded the 2013 Plimpton Discovery Prize for her stories in the Paris Review and a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is currently a Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford, and lives in Oakland, California.
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CoveredInRust
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
Bailedbailed

Couldn't get into it. I love pirates and the synopsis sounds amazing but it fell flat for me.

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CoveredInRust
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Next up. Have heard mixed things, but I'm overall really excited to try this author.

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Esin
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
Pickpick

Gruesome and unexpected. I loved it.

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vivastory
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Not book related, but I just watched the strangest movie I have seen all year. This includes Tiger King proving that although sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, sometimes a Wm Dafoe monologue prompted by a slight against his cooking is stranger. It's like a collaboration between Moshfegh & Lovecraft. Like I said, strange movie. Is it good? Personally I loved it, but I know that like other A24 films The Witch & Hereditary, opinion is divided

LeahBergen I heard this was flippin‘ weird! 😆 4y
vivastory @LeahBergen Dafoe's lobster monologue is available on YouTube. I watched it a couple more times after the movie 😂 4y
CarolynM I saw the trailer for this with the last movie I saw before the pandemic - that was weird enough! Glad you enjoyed it, though🙂 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag I wanted to see this at the Astor but didn‘t quite get around to it! 4y
Billypar I really want to see this. Phrases like "Dafoe's lobster monologue" are enough, I don't even need to see the clip first ? 4y
night_shift I liked this one as well. Definately strange, but I dig a lot of A24, so not surprising that I liked it 🤷‍♀️ 4y
NikkiM5 This is on my watchlist, it looks so weird 4y
veritysalter It was bizarre, I found it cinematically stunning though. I felt I was descending in to madness with them. Definitely worth a watch. 4y
vivastory @CarolynM Ah, to go to the movies again! 4y
vivastory @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I regret not seeing this one in the theater, but glad I watched it. 4y
vivastory @Billypar I'm looking forward to your thoughts. It's by the same director as The Witch.. 4y
vivastory @UnidragonFrag Yeah, in general I love A24 too, they def. fill a gap for indie films 👍 4y
vivastory @NikkiM5 It's very unusual, but in a good way I think... 4y
vivastory @veritysalter So true! I felt the same way. 4y
sprainedbrain This movie was so weird. I‘m still not entirely sure I get it, but I loved it. 😜 4y
Billypar Watched it last night and, yeah, movies don't get much stranger! I'm not sure I liked it as much as The Witch overall, but some aspects were stronger, like the cinematography and dialogue. It's tough to watch so much madness without a clear reference point, but you also feel what it's like to lose a grip on reality. It reminded me of Bergman's Hour of the Wolf a little. I was impressed- I'll have to try more A24! 4y
vivastory @sprainedbrain So true! 😀 4y
vivastory @Billypar I'm still undecided which Eggers I liked more, I greatly appreciated the nuanced narrative of The Witch but the performances in The Lighthouse were fantastic, esp Dafoe's. I love Hour of the Wolf, it always kinda made me a little mad it wasn't nearly as well known as The Seventh Seal & Persona. Another A24 movie from last year that I loved, although one that couldn't be more diff from Lighthouse, is family drama The Farewell. 4y
Billypar Totally agree about Hour of the Wolf - it's my favorite, but it never seemed to get the same recognition as the ones you mentioned and some of his others. Thanks for recommending The Farewell - I'll check it out. I can't believe I haven't been paying attention to A24 until now - I never realized movies I've really enjoyed like Ladybird, Midsommar, and It Comes At Night were all from the same studio. 4y
readordierachel Have you watched Midsommar yet? 4y
readordierachel Another strange A24 film 4y
vivastory @readordierachel Midsommar was very strange. I didn't like it as much as Hereditary, but visually it's stunning 4y
readordierachel @vivastory Agree on all counts. Some of the visuals still pop into my head from time to time. I'm curious what that director will do next. 4y
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wellreadredhead
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A complicated little fever dream that follows McGlue as he‘s arrested for the murder of his best friend in 1851. McGlue is a drunk and can‘t remember the night everyone is so concerned with. A fever dream of a novella, the second half gripped me strongly and wouldn‘t let go. I saw the ending coming, but that makes it no less captivating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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JackOBotts
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
Pickpick

Moshfegh‘s characters are “unlikeable”, complicated, and unnerving. McGlue was no different, and I enjoyed the heck out of this novella. Both cringeworthy and sympathy-inducing. Another win for me with this author. Can‘t wait to continue exporting her work.

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britt_brooke
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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LeahBergen I like this cover. 👍🏻 5y
Leftcoastzen It‘s one of hers I haven‘t read. 5y
britt_brooke @LeahBergen It‘s beautiful in it‘s simplicity. 🖤 5y
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britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen It‘s excellent! I love her writing. 5y
cathipink Did you see she has a new one coming April 2020? 😍😍😍 5y
britt_brooke @cathipink No, I didn‘t know! I‘m so terrible at keeping up. Thank you! 🤗 I just requested it from NetGalley so hopefully I‘m approved. 🤞🏻 5y
cathipink I'll cross my fingers for you 🙂🙂 I only found out a couple of days ago. There's also a giveaway on GR 🙂🙂 I love her too, I can't wait for the new one! 5y
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ImperfectCJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Pickpick

I'm not always sure if Moshfegh's books are great or if they just strike a satisfying chord in me. Either way, I enjoy following the paths twisting through her characters' minds. And McGlue's mind is especially twisted, so much so that even he tries to escape it.

"Why not just the breeze and the ocean? Why me?"

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ImperfectCJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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The bus from camp isn't here yet? No problem! I've got my book.

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TheReadingCompanion
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Not exactly a quotable book, it‘s like a punch on the gut and a kick to the head, but weirdly you find yourself enjoying the taste of blood in your mouth.

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ImperfectCJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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No matter how good the books I'm already reading are, the book I just picked up from the library is always the most tempting.

jen_the_scribe I always feel the same way! 5y
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Betty
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Drink. DRINK! The need, craving and obsession for a drink!
Add foggy memories too.
What really happened?
Drink.

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Cinfhen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Who knew a sea faring tale set in the 1800‘s involving a love for ale, whores, brain matter, blood, death and forbidden desire could be so consuming??!?! Really enjoyed this sordid novella. While I read it over 4 days as a mini buddy read, I think this short read would work best if read in one or 2 sittings. I‘m just wondering if repugnant characters are all OM can write??? Lots of similarities between McGlue, Eileen & the narrator of My Year.

Tex2Flo Well, that‘s just weird enough to be intriguing! Haven‘t read this author at all, but will now be searching. 5y
Cathythoughts Great review! I have it stacked already 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Intriguing! I have this stacked too. 5y
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Nute Fantastic review! I agree with you... all her main characters are weird and ‘unlikeable.‘ I hadn‘t plan to try with this author again, but something about this review has altered that decision. Stacked! 5y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @Nute @erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts @Tex2Flo This story sort of surprised me with it‘s gorgeous prose of deplorable actions and vile descriptions. 5y
Cinfhen @rohit-sawant do you still have my email?? I thought I had yours but I can‘t find it on my phone ?? If u send me your address I‘ll send u the book. I think you‘ll like it!!! 5y
BarbaraBB Great review. I thought you initially disliked it or am I remembering wrong? Good anyhow that it was a pick in the end. I haven‘t read it but liked both other books by her. 5y
LeahBergen Great review! I just finished it and it redeemed itself for me a bit by the end. 👍🏻 I think I still prefer Eileen, though! Hang on... I‘m switching over to Voxer to chat with you now 😆😆 5y
Theaelizabet Oh, gosh, Now I can‘t wait to get to this one! 5y
RohitSawant @Cinfhen Terrific review! This sounds like a wild story. Plus unlikeable characters are my jam 😁 And I don't have your email! Can you drop me a line at rohitarunsawant@gmail.com ? I'll get back to you with the address 😊 5y
ImperfectCJ I love Moshfegh, and I somehow missed this one. Looks like a visit to the library is in order! 5y
Cinfhen It‘s a reissue @ImperfectCJ hope your library has a copy 🤞🏼 5y
ImperfectCJ @Cinfhen Just checked, and it's there! Not at my usual branch(es), but I was able to order it. 5y
Cinfhen Great @ImperfectCJ 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻enjoy 5y
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Cinfhen
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Not wanting to lose my McGlue momentum,I‘ve read day two‘s chapters. McGlue is in the throes of alcohol withdrawal and he‘s describing what his mind feels like.... “My hot snake brains they feel like, slithering and stewing around, steam seeping through the crack in my head.” McGlue is an interesting character and it‘s obvious he‘s repressing some homosexual feelings. I‘m quite liking this story.

RohitSawant That's such a metal illustration 🤘🏼 5y
Cinfhen Ha @rohit-sawant it totally is 😁 I think you might like this novella ~ I could send it to you after I‘m through reading it ✌🏽 5y
RohitSawant So kind of you to offer to send it! 💕 Thanks! I haven't read Ottessa Moshfegh yet so definitely looking forward. I think this has been on my TBR since I read @vivastory's review long ago. 5y
LeahBergen I‘ll be catching up to you later this afternoon! 👍🏻 5y
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shawnmooney
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Cinfhen Such vivid imagery!! I‘m loving her descriptions both on land and on deck @LeahBergen 5y
LeahBergen Awesome, isn‘t it? 5y
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LeahBergen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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I‘ve just started McGlue for a buddy read with @Cinfhen and @shawnmooney and I randomly picked up I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark yesterday and immediately read half of it.

I‘m going to need something sweet and jolly as a palate cleanser after these two. 😳😳

TrishB You definitely will! 5y
Mdargusch You will need some kind of fluff! 5y
Theaelizabet I‘ve been meaning to get to the McNamara. 5y
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LauraJ In my world, that is “sweet and jolly“! 5y
teainthelibrary I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark was so good but absolutely terrifying! Especially because I grew up in Sacramento and it‘s just a bit too close to home! 5y
ValerieAndBooks You may remember that I grew up in the same area and same time frame as the attacks! It was truly a terrifying time. So glad he was caught but sad McNamara didn‘t live to see that happen. 5y
Erinreadsthebooks I liked both of those books 🙌 5y
Cinfhen I‘m liking McGlue and I thought the McNamara was good....I thought it was a little overhyped 🤷🏼‍♀️ 5y
Cathythoughts Gone in the Dark is so good & yes! .. so readable 5y
LeahBergen @Theaelizabet It‘s compulsively readable! 5y
LeahBergen @LauraJ 😆😆 5y
LeahBergen @teainthelibrary I‘m not usually too freaked out by true crime but this guy?? His scuttling around on rooftops and stacking dishes on the husbands‘ backs so they wouldn‘t move?? Terrifying. 5y
LeahBergen @ValerieAndBooks I remember you mentioning that now!! 😳😳 Did you grow up in Sacramento or one of the other areas he was in? 5y
LeahBergen @Erinreadsthebooks Good to hear! 👍🏻 5y
teainthelibrary @LeahBergen also how he would change his tone of voice to be all high pitched?? So. Freaking. Creepy. 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen I think that‘s why I always wait to read books after their hyped stage (hype annoys me 😆😆). 5y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts And bloody scary, too! 😳 5y
LeahBergen @teainthelibrary And cry to his mother?? 😳 5y
emilyhaldi I couldn‘t put I‘ll be Gone down!!!! (edited) 5y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen Sacramento! And right in his vicinity. There were a lot of sleepless nights for sure! 5y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi I read it in two big sittings! 😳 5y
LeahBergen @ValerieAndBooks Oh my God! I can‘t even imagine what that must‘ve been like after reading this book!! Did you have neighbours that drove around on patrol like the ones I read about?? 5y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen I don‘t remember. I know my parents didn‘t talk about it much; probably wanted to avoid scaring us. But I‘d see the newspaper articles and we all talked about it at school 😳. 5y
Reviewsbylola Dark is such a quick, captivating read. 5y
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Cinfhen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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I‘ve read my first 5 chapters for the #McGlueBuddyRead and I‘m dazzled by Moshfegh‘s evocative writing. Curious to hear @shawnmooney and @LeahBergen initial impressions 😀

LeahBergen Oh oh, I better get crackin‘! 😆 5y
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kindergartenkat
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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I wasn't sure how I felt about this book at first, but I ended up liking it. #readingwomenchallenge This was for my novella task

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catiewithac
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Bailedbailed

I tried to get into this novella, but it‘s not gonna happen. This is the first book Moshfegh published and the reprinting feels like an attempt to cash in on her recent success. The story reminded me of something an MFA student would write to shock her fellow workshop members. Moshfegh writes a great gross character. McGlue is pretty f-ing gross. But he‘s not that interesting. Read some Melville if you want a real masterful gross tale.

Cinfhen Uh oh, my fellow buddy readers @shawnmooney @LeahBergen I‘m taking bets.... will Shawn bail!???!!??! 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen Hmm... 🤔.... I‘ll guess YEP. 😆😆 5y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen @LeahBergen Of ye of little faith! 😂😂 5y
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Librarybelle
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Mehso-so

This one is a little hard to rate. I didn‘t like it, but I didn‘t hate it. It was gritty and raunchy and gory, but I had to keep reading. McGlue is such an unreliable narrator that his ramblings and his ramblings on top of ramblings were convoluted and strange. My first by Moshfegh; I‘d read another by her.

Theaelizabet Interesting to hear about. I read My Year of Rest and Relaxation at the beginning of the year and loved it, but I‘ve heard that her other books are harder going. 5y
Librarybelle @Theaelizabet My plan is to read My Year of Rest and Relaxation...I have a feeling it‘s a different tone than McGlue. 5y
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Librarybelle
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Today has been declared a self care Sunday for me! There are so many projects going on at work that it‘s making downtime seem like a luxury, and my constant working has meant less reading time! In between naps and fighting off a headache, I‘m enjoying some reading time with #Zeke and #SebastianKitty . Zeke refuses to leave my side - he‘s missed me! #catsoflitsy

Also, this book is W-E-I-R-D.

Cathythoughts Weird sounds about right 👍🏻😀... I like her though 5y
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Erinreadsthebooks
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Messed up characters, swashbuckling times at sea, a totally unreliable narrator, parts that I can't decide were real or were imagined---a strange little book for sure, and I dig it 👍🏼

britt_brooke I love her writing. 5y
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Erinreadsthebooks
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Two of my favorite things: Milo and Ottessa Moshfegh

gradcat Your dog is beautiful, and I love Ottessa Moshfegh ❤️🐶👌🏻 5y
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MelissaSue81
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Panpan

What did I just read? I literally have no idea what happened here. What was real, what was imagined? This book got a lot of Litten love. But maybe I‘m not smart enough to figure it out.
This is my Novella for #ReadingWomenChallenge

Johanna414 I hate that feeling! “What did everyone else see that I‘m missing?!” 5y
BibliOphelia I did not love Eileen. There was clearly talent, but it didn‘t work for me. I‘ll try My Year of... and then see where Mosfegh stands with me. 😂 5y
Redwritinghood I‘m not a fan of her work. It‘s definitely not for everyone. 5y
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Cinfhen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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WOW!!! That was lightening speed quick ⚡️⚡️⚡️My #bookmail from BookDepository arrived today @LeahBergen @shawnmooney 💕🙌🏻Let me know when u want to do that #ThreeWay 😉😂 And how awesome is the new book mark??

Soubhiville Sounds interesting. I‘ll be watching to see how you feel about it! 5y
dgingo What is Book Depository? 5y
Cinfhen BookDepository is a website for books. Prices are usually good but the best part is they ship for FREE with NO MINIMUM ANYWHERE in the world!!! @dgingo (edited) 5y
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KarenUK LOVE that bookmark! I just got a book depository order with a Hygge one, also cute! 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen The man in our #threeway is such a voraciously busy reader that I‘m sure we‘ll have to wait for him to slot us into his schedule 😂 Ready when you are! @shawnmooney 5y
Reviewsbylola Nice! 5y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen @LeahBergen Hey lovely people, when in May would you like to do this buddy read? It‘s very short so I‘d suggest over the May 24-27 weekend but can certainly be flexible! Also wondering if we can do it on Voxer. 5y
Cinfhen @shawnmooney That weekend sounds great!! Do u use Voxer walkie Talkie or crew??? There were 2 app choices?? @LeahBergen 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen @shawnmooney That weekend works for me! I think it‘s the Voxer walkie talkie, isn‘t it? 🤔 5y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen @LeahBergen Great! Please add me on Voxer when you‘re all set shawnthebookmaniac 5y
Cinfhen I‘m on voxer now @shawnmooney @LeahBergen ❣️ found Shawn but there are lots of Leah Bergen‘s 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen what‘s your handle? I‘ll look for you! Sorry for the late reply but I‘ve been out of town for a week! 😘 5y
Cinfhen Lucky u @LeahBergen it‘s C Henzel 5y
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mdemanatee
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This is a good blurb.

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ McGlue‘s a drunk. It‘s 1851, & with a grog-laden body & muddled head, he‘s detained for murder. He is so consumed with desire for more drink that he‘s convinced he did nothing wrong. What follows is a fever dream-like sequence of drying up & remembering.

Moshfegh‘s ability to create vulnerable characters feels like a reflection of herself, & ultimately, of the reader. Her prose is consistently sharp, gorgeous, & grotesque. 🖤

vivastory Stellar review! I really liked this one. 5y
britt_brooke @vivastory Thank you! 5y
LeahBergen Great review! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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BarbaraBB Sounds great again! 5y
JanJan I love her and look forward to reading this! 5y
Leftcoastzen Need to read this one! 5y
Megabooks Dying to read this! Fantastic review, as always! 😘 5y
Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻 I have it stacked already 5y
batsy Fab review! I love your point about her characters—I think that's why I took Eileen so seriously & felt a bit betrayed by the ending 😆 5y
britt_brooke @LeahBergen Thanks! Can‘t wait to see what you think about it. 😙 5y
britt_brooke @JanJan It‘s so good. Hope you enjoy! 5y
britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen I think you‘ll like it, too! 5y
britt_brooke @Megabooks Thanks so much!! 😙 5y
britt_brooke @Cathythoughts Thank you! 😙 5y
britt_brooke @batsy Thank you!! 😙 I understand what you mean about Eileen. That‘s what kept me from giving it that 5th star. 5y
RaimeyGallant What a fun character name. 5y
Cinfhen Great review!! My copy arrived today, which is warped speed!! I feel like the universe what‘s me to read this immediately 😉 5y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! 💚 I can‘t wait to see what you think! 5y
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Cinfhen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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The order has been placed @shawnmooney Now the wait begins.... I didn‘t realize this is a novella! I‘m kind of excited by that 😉 Looking forward to our mini buddy read ❣️❣️❣️❣️

shawnmooney Whee! Me too! 😍😍 5y
Cinfhen 😘😘😘 for you & Kenji @shawnmooney 5y
BarbaraBB A new one by her?? 5y
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Cinfhen No, it‘s been re- released! I think it might be her first...I‘ll send it to you after my buddy read if you‘re interested @BarbaraBB 5y
BarbaraBB I am! If you don‘t mind sending me again.... ?! 5y
LeahBergen Oooo, I‘ll jump in, too. It‘s on my shelf! 5y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen Is it rude to invite myself? 😆😆 @shawnmooney 5y
Cinfhen A little threesome action 😜🙊#sorryNotSorry @shawnmooney @LeahBergen 😘 would love for you to join us 5y
Cinfhen 🥳🥳🥳🥳 @LeahBergen @shawnmooney I‘m getting those #LitsyAfterDarkVibes 5y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen @shawnmooney @LeahBergen I just finished it. I love her. Hope you all enjoy! 5y
LeahBergen @britt_brooke It‘s been on my shelf for far too long. I‘m excited to read it now! 5y
Cinfhen Love you @britt_brooke but I won‘t lie...I‘m a little nervous, since you LOVED Stephen Florida and I couldn‘t get into that one at all!!! Hope this one won‘t disappoint xx 5y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Honestly, I‘m not sure if you‘re going to like this, but I hope I‘m wrong! 😬🤞🏻😙💚 5y
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Librarybelle
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Okay...this is completely #BlameItOnLitsy . I finally broke down and placed on hold Year of Rest and Relaxation. I also ordered this one for the library system‘s collection, and it was processed for me today (perk for being the person to purchase the books, I guess). I‘ve seen so much about this author...might as well give her a try!

BarbaraBB I don‘t know this one but have enjoyed two other books by her! 5y
Cinfhen @shawnmooney just talked about this book in his booktube today!!! 5y
ferskner Oh no, are you working today?! 5y
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Librarybelle @BarbaraBB Good to know! Thank you! 5y
Librarybelle @Cinfhen I‘ll have to check that out! 5y
MelissaSue81 I saw this at my local library the other day and almost picked it up but I decided to wait a bit. 5y
Librarybelle @ferskner Yes! 😞 We‘re open today, which most people do not realize. 5y
Librarybelle @MelissaSue81 I hadn‘t heard about this one until I came across it as a reissue. 5y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen Why don‘t we buddy read McGlue sometime in the second half of the year? Or another book. 🥰 5y
Cinfhen YEEEEESSSSSSS!! Let‘s!!!!! @shawnmooney I‘ll work on scoring a copy xx 5y
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britt_brooke
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“hot snake brains” = description of a man going through alcohol withdrawal

Ottessa Moshfegh, and her completely odd, yet brilliant way of describing the darker side of life. It‘s kind of her thing.

JackOBotts Love her style! 5y
Cathythoughts Yes really like her writing 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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britt_brooke
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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📚💌 Excited for this Moshfegh novella! #bookmail

LeahBergen I have it waiting on my shelf. 👍🏻 5y
LauraJ I loved it! Messy but interesting characters. 5y
britt_brooke @LauraJ Good to know! I‘d expect no less from her. 5y
batsy Nice! McGlue is on my TBR! And Marigold will be a nice way to balance out Moshfegh's darkness 😆 5y
britt_brooke @batsy 😆 Yes! 5y
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Rhondareads
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Perfect weekend reading sounds chilling creepy biked as an epic at sea classic a chilling who done it .Could he in a drunken stupor have killed a man ,the man his best friend .Type of opening that draws me right in thanks @PenguinPublishing

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overtheedge
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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WOW! This is what I call literature!
Set in Mid 19th. Century, this is a first person account of the dark, troubled life and mind of brutal ambivalent alcoholic named McGlue.
Moshfegh has way of introducing us to characters that are somehow helplessly "flawed", with self loathing become so real.so vital.you feel a compassion for them, an understanding of their tragic lives.
Amazing novel.
Amazing author.
Amazing woman.
I love Otessa Moshfegh!!

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overtheedge
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Starting this today.....Ottessa Moshfegh has quickly become one of my favorites. Eileen and Year of Rest and Relaxation were awesome reads.....so I have high hopes....

readordierachel I just grabbed this from the library too! 6y
overtheedge It's so dark...so good. Loved it!! I hope you do too! 6y
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overtheedge
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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I went to the library to get McGlue and Kindred.....somehow I left with a stack....lol

Reviewsbylola Kindred is a good read. 6y
Tera66 I do the same thing knowing darn well I won't get to half of them. But it feels good. 6y
KristinaRay I‘m reading The Complete Maus right now. @LitsyGetsGraphic is having a discussion on 8-8. 6y
LitsyGetsGraphic @KristinaRay thanks for tagging. I hope @overtheedge will join us ❤️ 6y
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LauraJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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#shortestbookyouread would be McGlue at 118 pages. Loved this one.
#dogsoflitsy #allthebooksof2017

TricksyTails 🐶♥️ That face!! 😘 6y
LauraJ @TricksyTails I think she‘s having some sort of existential crisis. 6y
TricksyTails 😂😂😂 6y
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LauraJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Energy flagging. Time to break out the birthday cake!!! #readathon

Joriebooks Looks delicious. 😍🤓 6y
keithmalek Great mug! 6y
Dolly Your cake looks awesome. 🎈🎉Mine today is vanilla/marble. I have the black cat but not on a mug. 6y
LauraJ @Dolly Vanilla/marble is my favorite, but it‘s too hot to bake. I have my black foster kitten for now, but eventually she‘ll go to a permanent home. 6y
Jinjer CAKE👀 6y
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LauraJ
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Starting another one for the #readathon. Velvet Elvis is still keeping me company. Just found out she‘s officially been adopted, so this is our last night together. 😿
#catsoflitsy

LeahBergen 😟 6y
LauraJ @LeahBergen The bastards didn‘t take Elvis, so she‘s back with me 😸 6y
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Howardsimmons
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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Moshfegh is one of my favorite living writers. She wades into the muck and the mire of being human while also maintaining beautiful language and a slightly dreamy quality to her prose.

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LeahBergen
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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#BookMail

This one sounds so nasty and seamy ... I just had to have it.

vivastory I really liked this one 7y
Leftcoastzen Hmmmm looks interesting. 7y
LauraJ I have this on the way from the Book Depository for exactly the same reason! 7y
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ApoptyGina69 Stacked. I haven't even read Eileen yet, but it's sitting right here. Soon... 7y
DeborahSmall I loved Eileen so will give this a go 💕 7y
LeahBergen @vivastory I saw that (and it made me buy it all the sooner)! 7y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen It does. 👍🏻 7y
LeahBergen @LauraJ That's where this one came from. 😀 7y
LeahBergen @ApoptyGina69 I haven't either ... and it's sitting on my shelf, too. 😆 7y
LeahBergen @DeborahSmall I have Eileen and I'm not sure which I will read first. 🤔 7y
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vivastory
McGlue | Ottessa Moshfegh
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This short novel (118 pages) is crackling with grim recollections, lyrical observations & colloquial speech. McGlue is accused of murdering his close friend. McGlue's friend had a history of self-destructive behavior. Moshfegh is a master at not merely documenting the psyche of flawed characters, she masterfully navigates their obsessions & motivations. Highly recommend if you enjoyed "Eileen"

Lacythebookworm I liked Eileen and Homesick for Another World. I'll have to look for this one! 7y
vivastory @Lacythebookworm hope you enjoy! She's a master at writing flawed characters. 7y
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saresmoore This writing is sorta intense & raw. It really evokes the scene. 7y
vivastory Intense & raw are perfect adjectives for Moshfegh's style @saresmoore 7y
LeahBergen On my "to buy" list. ?? 7y
vivastory @LeahBergen you'll love it 7y
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