Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

210 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

jennswan's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Rape

swapacoinforafish's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. It's think everything I want in a book to feel like an exploratory rollercoaster but still have the cathartic ending that makes you feel good once you finish it. 
My favourite quote is "Aye well - what is it that they say? - try everything once, except incest and morris dancing."

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

I think this book should be primarily marketed as a trauma story, as it was quite dark rather than funny in my opinion. It made me smile as well, and those darker parts gave the story the depth it needed, but that's just because I do not have ptsd myself — please consider the trigger warnings carefully.

Since the story was such a slow-burning one, I wouldn't have minded had it been a bit longer as the ending felt a bit abrupt. And Eleanor really grew on me, it pains me to let her go :( <3 

The English audiobook narrator did an excellent job portraying the characters, I'd highly recommend the audio version over the text!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mikaylanh's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.5

I wanted to enjoy this but honestly just found it very underwhelming and irritating to read. I understand Eleanor has a very advanced vocabulary as a result of her crossword obsession, but I was constantly (like, every other page) having to look up words she was using. All of them  could have easily been replaced with simpler words to make for a better, more accessible reading experience. Also thought Eleanor exhibited extremely creepy behavior when it came to the musician love interest… so overall, not a huge fan

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

rich2023's review against another edition

emotional sad tense

4.0

This was a great book! It is about Eleanor who lives a lonely, solitary live where she doesn’t really interact with anyone but her mom. She goes to work, and other places like the grocery store but she is lonely. That is one the major themes throughout this book. It made me think about there are a lot of people in the world who are lonely and don’t have anyone there for them. The power of kindness and friendship from others makes a big impact on Eleanor.    
Warnings: Coarse Language, Emotional, Physical, and Mental Abuse, Alcoholism, Depression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

knikchevich's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

kvvai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

There was quite a bit of Scottish slang as the story is set in Glasgow, Scotland and the author is Scottish. However, it was interesting to learn many new words. The characters in the story made me reflect who I aspire to be in society and how I want to live my life moving forward.  I think the author did a good job foreshadowing what may have happened in Eleanor's past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

venturajai31's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautifully written. There are not enough words to describe the emotional rollercoaster I was on while reading this. It’s not at all what I thought from the blurb, it was a million times better. The growth of Eleanor and her evolution of strength was so beautiful and inspiring. I could not get enough of this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment