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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

52 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Whew. A good solid overview of what trauma can do to the brain, and a reminder to be patient with folks because we don't know their stories. Also, there are so many social cues that we just pick up from other people, and it's perfectly reasonable that not everyone has picked up the same ones. We need to not shame anyone for questioning them or still learning about them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Relationships with mothers are very complicated, and if you feel that your mother has harmed you emotionally, know that I believe you <3

katymat18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape

tigertheory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

jadehusdanhicks's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sjr's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The first hundred pages or so were difficult to plod through but once I did, I was glad to have done so. Eleanor is a tribute and testament to how those of us who have survived traumatic experiences adapt and evolve in order to go through the rigors of daily life. A book that reminds us that we should always be kind to others, for we don’t know what they’re going through, Eleanor Oliphant truly is completely fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

chryschaos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I absolutely devoured this book. To be honest, the first few chapters left me struggling, (and slightly triggered as a city-living single 30yo) but after a while, I couldn't help but fall in love with Eleanor and the rest. A devastating but ultimately hopeful, charming book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Vomit

100x darker than I'd thought, but personally nothing that read as excessive or was dealt with in an unhealthy way. Tagged everything that stood out to me.

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I liked this book, but that's the strongest emotion I can manage for it. It was good, but not great. I found the plot predictable, but I honestly don't think that would be the normal experience. I also cannot speak to the representation in this book. There were times it felt almost like a gimick, but it's safe to say Eleanor struggles with mental illness.

Edit: rating changed to reflect reviews I've read discussing the representation in the novel. Explanation under spoilers:

I thought that Eleanor was coded to be autistic. The author has said this is not the case, but she does read like a bad autism stereotype. She is also very poorly representative of a survivor of abuse, and the portrayal of the foster care system was innaccurate. This blog post goes into this all in further detail: https://penchant.blog/2019/08/19/eleanor-oliphants-story-and-why-it-doesnt-belong-to-the-author-who-wrote-it/

Characters: 3
Plot: 7
Setting: 5
General appeal: 7
Writing style: 4
Originality: 7
Ending: 9

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

If you're an awkward young adult who has a big heart, but struggles to connect with your peer group as well as with childhood trauma, then this is the book for you. It's the good, the bad, and the ugly of recovery and self-discovery. Minor spoiler: Eleanor has a well-deserved happy ending, one of which we all deserve. ♡

This book contains nearly every possible trigger Story Graph provides. Please read with caution!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Medical content