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Rated Homesick for Another World 6/10

Well-written short stories that are hard to read more than a couple of in a sitting because each one is a bummer. Moshfegh is very good at portraying people who are alienated, disconnected, bad at being people in one way or another; in her novel [b:Eileen|23453099|Eileen|Ottessa Moshfegh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479545528s/23453099.jpg|43014905] this sort of works to create a nasty claustrophobic atmosphere but in story form it just feels kind of sour, even as the prose is terrific. Soft recommendation if you like George Saunders or Miranda July.

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Published 2026-08-18 17:03 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere