Reviews

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

kessler21's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 Rounding Up for Goodreads.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I love the story, the message, the emotion. I love and feel for Eleanor and Raymond. I loved the slow build-up.

But something just felt wrong about this story....off. Intuitively, there are parts of Eleanor that does not make sense to me. An avid reader and crossword solver, yet she is oblivious to anything even closely associated with pop culture? In many foster homes but is not aware of popular cartoons? Years and years of the same routine suddenly broken so easily? And not just one part, of the routine broken, but everything. A complete transformation of self, almost overnite after years of solitude? Just doesn't add up to me.

But it also shows the strength of the story. The exploration of saying "I'm Completely Fine" but not being even being close to stable. What is means to be a friend, to care. How we can overcome our past and step beyond the fire, scarred but reborn.

aimeeerickson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

krystalthedealer's review against another edition

3.0

I was really hoping I’d like this book more. Maybe it was because I’ve been watching a lot of Netflix. The character development was a little too slow for my liking.

Don’t know if this was supposed to be humorous but meh. It probably wasn’t the right time for me and Eleanor.

margaret721's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

emmamev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

licensetoshelbs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

gmd316's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I was going to. Loved the character development and the humanness of it all

emmachinami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

eaglegirl's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

mysteriesofmar's review against another edition

4.0

very predictable but still enjoyable nonetheless. it's easy to tell why this was dymocks customers' favourite book of 2019