Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Eleanor Oliphant está perfectamente by Gail Honeyman

563 reviews

bastobika's review against another edition

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

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

4.25

The book is such a cozy and comforting one ! It has nothing over the top happening but still it is so deep and leaves you pondering on life. I loved the character arc of Eleanor - from having a visibly negative mindset fed into her by her abusive mother in the beginning of the book to gradually having her own positive opinions and judgements. I also LOVED the role of Raymond. 

Sometimes all one needs is one helping hand to come out from a very dark place and I loved how Raymond played the role of that helping hand. That Raymond and Eleanor didn’t have any romantic entanglement and the care was purely from a platonic angle was heartwarming. It was good to see that Eleanor was on her way to try to be happy by the end of the book. The book reinforces the fact that how we interact with those around us impact the other person so much ! The book as well as Eleanor was uniquely beautiful. Both will stay with me for a long time ! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Child death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Fatphobia

jannettlk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

sleepycatreads's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this so much. 
I wasn’t sure at first but by the end I was so invested. 
Eleanor is very well written she seems like the type of person that would really annoy me in real life but I could never bring myself to truly dislike her and I loved watching her grow.
It was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster sad but not depressing (if that makes sense). 

If you want a fast moving plot and action this isn’t for you it’s more of a slow character driven story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

em_velope's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

elizabeth_henry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Rape

jocelynzoe's review against another edition

funny sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Fatphobia

jguiley's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts