This is truly one of those books that you get, or you don't, and luckily for me I'm mentally ill. Eileen is an interestingly insane character, with a very unique perspective on life, and a tendency to hyperfocus on people until she moves onto the next one. There's also discussions of her eating disorder, drug taking and child sexual assault, so this is a pretty heavy book.

Throughout the story Eileen will suddenly have thoughts that are so out there my only option was to bark laugh that someone had even written it on paper. She strongly reminded me of Pearl, while she was easy to dismiss as just some small town girl, there were so many layers under the surface and a history of child abuse that made her who she is.

I did think the ending was a little abrupt, and I found myself wishing, after we had been told throughout that she was leaving town, that we could have joined her. I would have loved to hear her thoughts on the next environment she finds herself in, and the experiences she has there. We do have a glimpse of her future from her older self, but it wasn't quite enough.