Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

109 reviews

violetwillow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia and Child death

checkmate's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

i went into this thinking it was a funny little slice of life ….. what the fuck 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

alyssard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.0

I felt as if this book started EXCEPTIONALLY slow and I found that so difficult because of how unlovable the narrator comes off, but the narrator goes through so much character growth throughout the story that it makes up for how slow the beginning of the book felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, and Bullying

Minor: Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

leoni_plu's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, and Rape

ginadapooh's review against another edition

emotional funny 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: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Bullying

moonlightamelia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

when characters go to therapy <3 means i don’t have to go myself

but really eleanor and raymond mean a lot to me :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Death

outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Eleanor Oliphant survives by living a routine: she wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same lunch, completes the crossword, & every weekend she drinks enough vodka to get through until it's time for work again on Monday. Eleanor is sure she is happy enough, except for the phone calls from her mother every Wednesday, & the fact that she cannot remember what happened in her childhood that saw her taken from her mother & placed into the foster care system. Everything pales into insignificance though when she sees 'The One', a musician who she just knows would be her soulmate & she puts a plan into action to engineer their meeting.

I wasn't sure if I would like this at first, Eleanor is quite an odd character to begin with. She is considered weird by her workmates & doesn't have any friends at all, but she is quite judgmental about appearances herself. With her mannerisms, I couldn't help but picture her as a young Miranda Hart, even after the description given in the book. The reader learns that Eleanor had been in a physically abusive relationship (with a man called Declan), & she's very matter-of-fact about it when telling others. It's obvious that she has put up defensive walls after what she went through as a child & as an adult. 

That changes when a computer glitch at work sees her send for the company IT guy, Raymond, & a friendship of sorts slowly begins. It's really sweet to see Eleanor begin to come out of her shell & romance wasn't forced, it was very much a friendship. Raymond was a nice change to men one tends to read about in my usual genre of thrillers - feckless, shifty, cheaters - Raymond visits his mum regularly & takes care of her, he's genuine even he does tend to try & talk whilst he's eating. 

Over the course of the book, I found myself starting to like Eleanor & Raymond, & as their characters endear themselves, you care about what happens to them. Nothing really earthshattering happens, it's a book about everyday life & about not prejudging the people you may meet. Just one thing though - I really would have liked to know where Eleanor booked for the Christmas party in the end & what her workmates thought!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

elisanisly's review against another edition

funny inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism, Fatphobia, and Stalking

claireeshelby's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

The character development was poignant and focused on the emotional journey of self-improvement. I greatly enjoyed the high level of vocabulary used—I found myself looking up definitions despite normally knowing every word in books! Eleanor’s relationships with other characters is amusing and touching as you watch her come into her own individual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, and Child death