Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Eleanor Oliphant está perfectamente by Gail Honeyman

442 reviews

andreabey's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

athenlyrain's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I found it to be relatable in a lot of aspects, and the main character is hilariously honest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Death of parent

tome_traveler's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Vomit

radioang's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

Touching, honest, lovable. Feels very "2017" to me, but the conversation it stirs up about mental health is still very much relevant. The book had a bit of a slow start for me that made the first half feel slow pacing-wise, but after that things sped along nicely. 

You can't help but love Eleanor (in all her unfiltered glory) and Raymond, who has such an amazing heart.

A part of this book I found particularly interesting was its commentary on parasocial relationships being born out of our own loneliness and lack of fulfillment in our lives socially. I can definitely relate to falling for a celebrity who doesn't know I exist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

bisbabelba's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

I really loved getting to see Eleanor heal & become a better person throughout the process of letting love in as I, the reader, was growing to love Eleanor the character.

I honestly could’ve gone without the twist at the end with her mom, but that’s just personal preference!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Fatphobia

franciiii's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

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

rencollins's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Ahh - the best kind of love story, a love story to oneself. I love the character development of Eleanor. At times Eleanor is hilarious, at other times cringeworthily, and at other times downright depressed. But at every point she is such a fun character to root for. 

I love how the story unfolds slowly. Getting bits and pieces made it feel almost like a mystery, like an onion whose layers you revealed piece by piece. It was such a joy to get to the end. 

I particularly love that

it's not a love story between Eleanor and Raymond, but also it is. The door is clearly left open at the end, and also, the main focus of the book is on their friendship and not their romantic love story.

The power of friendship and human connection is so clearly highlighted in such a profound way. 

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Content Warnings

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

lwrisley's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death