Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

538 reviews

julschapman's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, and Domestic abuse

bergerreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this book is definitely giving a man called ove vibes but a female. heartbreaking but also uplifting watching her untangle and unlearn from her traumas in her past. shows you the power of a connection and a friend. support does everything. definitely glad i read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape

kasialipa's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

romyterhaar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Self harm, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

I found Eleanor to be intensely unlikable at the beginning of the story, which is sort of the point, but it was hard for me to get over it. She is a little (a lot) oblivious to how the world works, and while this is funny and endearing at times, it also involved a lot of second hand embarrassment for me. This gets a bit better, once Raymond begins to teach her how to be human. Her character growth is immense, but I don’t know if the payoff was quite worth it. I did really enjoy the writing style, so I might have to check out something else by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Ableism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Classism

rosyautumn's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child death

marac3's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've never read a book like this one before. You were totally engrossed in her mind, her world and with tiny breadcrumbs you could piece together the story. Eleanor's character development was brilliant. I cried multiple times while reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

emilywc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

rinakei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death