Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

115 reviews

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

sarahv's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

crufts's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This brilliant story took me by surprise by how much I enjoyed it. An unreliable first-person narrator with Mental Weirdness and a mysterious sordid past who ends up getting major character development, what's not to love here?

I'll admit that the start of the book is paced in a slow, dull way - maybe intentionally, to give us a feel for Eleanor's dull and repetitive life. But stick with it. I usually allow books 100 pages to hook me in, but for Eleanor Oliphant I recommend reading up to page 150 before you decide it's not for you. It's worth the wait!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Fatphobia

Fatphobia from the main character, mostly as a classist attitude from her upbringing. Suicidal thoughts turn up during the story (although these are expressed in Eleanor's dry tones), and emotional abuse appears in buckets thanks to the terrifying figure of "Mummy".

backlistsandbooze's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia

hanxiety's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia