Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

117 reviews

cecilialau_'s review against another edition

5.0

The book surprised me in how it just flowed so effortlessly. It was a really enjoyable read for the writing style, the humour, while being very brutal at times.

I loved that the friendship between Eleanor and Raymond remained just that. At least I appreciate that it’s up for interpretation in the end, instead of it being an obvious and direct choice by the author (which would have felt inauthentic in my opinion as a means to just put a nice bow on the story) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Body shaming, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

kalishka's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

A tale of two halves… or two thirds/one third!
The first 2/3 were very slow for me. I have ASD and I felt the character of Eleanor was coded as ASD but her traits were supposed to be ‘quirky’ and ‘funny’ - personally they were not to me as it was far too relatable while being stereotypical.
The last third takes a sharp turn into depression, suicide, therapy and trauma, which went further than I was expecting, and it seems more like Eleanor’s personality is a result of her childhood trauma rather than as a result of a neurodivergency. I don’t know which the author was intending so can’t comment further on that. I found it much more interesting than the first section, but I still wouldn’t say I enjoyed it…
I would highly recommend the audiobook though - the narration is brilliant!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Child abuse, Suicide, Child death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Classism and Physical abuse

tomnoor's review against another edition

5.0

So funny, so sweet, all while tackling extremely difficult topics. Not a light read but the characters kept me afloat. Will be looking to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Body shaming

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Vomit, Ableism, Grief, and Body shaming

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual violence, Cancer, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Terminal illness, Child death, Stalking, and Physical abuse

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this. the characters are 3 dimensional and realistic. i loved every interaction that happened between the two main characters in particular. the internal monologue of the main character was funny, relatable, and so entertaining. this is like the female version of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. 

*** Please Please read all trigger warnings before going in because they aren't widely talked about ***

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

kimac's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Mental illness, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Self harm, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Child death, Bullying, Murder, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

misshbella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

maggielo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Grief