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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

89 reviews

beankels's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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

I don’t know how a book can be both lighthearted and deeply emotional and dark but this book accomplished it. It was the first book in awhile that I didn’t want to stop reading and made me stay up to read more. The relationships were pure, the reflection and growth was inspiring, and I loved cheering on Eleanor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Rape, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Bullying, and Death of parent

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

This book is so charming, so full of inocence and darkness atr the same time. I loved it so much. The protagonist is very charming, even when she is a bit of an asshole. I couldn't help but become more and more invested in the story. I couldn't put it down. I don't think I have read a book quite like this one before, I certainly wish there were more books like this. 

I stumbled upon this book while searching for books about loneliness. This book tells the effect of loneliness in mental health, the toll it takes, even when the person is not aware. The mystery kept unfolding in a subtle way at the beginning, and then all at once at the end, the build up and the pay off were sublime. 

I found the characters very realistic, charming and three dimensional. I felt like I could find any of these people anywhere in my day to day. I found ideal that the ending tied the loose ends together, but still left a somehow open ending for the main character. I cannot recommend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Bullying

teslis's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I find it hard to decide on the rating of this book! 

In the beginning of the book I did not like the main character “Eleanor” but at the end I do like her! I think it was interesting, she has never really had friends and is therefore not used to unspoken things and manners. After listening and getting to know her I find her more likable and especially her friend Reman (don’t know his spelling).

I think I will give this one a 5 even though I’m not 100% sure. I think it’s better than the book I gave 4.5, but I’m not sure if I love it as much as the other I gave 5!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Medical content

alexsartifacts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Grief, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism and Classism

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

Raymond is the only good man

on a serious note, it was nice to see someone get better.

I took one of my hands in the other, tried to imagine what it would feel like if it was another person’s hand holding mine. There have been times when I felt that I might die of loneliness. People sometimes say they might die of boredom, that they’re dying for a cup of tea, but for me, dying of loneliness is not hyperbole. When I feel like that, my head drops and my shoulders slump and I ache, I physically ache, for human contact—I truly feel that I might tumble to the ground and pass away if someone doesn’t hold me, touch me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Bullying

lunacurlypaws's review against another edition

I didn't like the main character, the "romance" aspects felt superficial and gross, and the main character's trauma seemed mainly used for shock value or to create mystery and suspense. I couldn't relate to several key points of the main character's life, like her drinking, stalking, heterosexuality, or rudeness, even though I empathized strongly with others.  While some scenes were very well done, I was mainly bored or annoyed while reading, if not repulsed. I suppose there were too many straight people being nasty to each other. The only decent person is the main love interest, and he's introduced as fat and unattractive, setting up a "inner vs outer beauty" moral lesson I find gross and reductive and boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia

ashley_dreaming's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

enoemo's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Rape, Abandonment, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

jordan_noel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Eleanor Oliphant describes how loneliness can completely eat at a person's whole life, and yet still feel like something that must be hidden away.

Eleanor Oliphant is funny, completely un-self-aware, and refreshingly blunt with her social observations. She's continuously shocking and increasingly loveable the more you get to know her.

I felt that this book can help anyone better understand how isolating "dark thoughts" can be, and how necessary simple social interactions are to our survival and, less dramatically, our well-being. Everybody needs a friend, no one is completely self-sufficient and happy, in spite of that being exactly what society seems to want from each of us. I loved the honesty in this book; it's the only way for people to truly heal and live better lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child death, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing

felijhn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Grief, Bullying, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Rape, Child death, Stalking, and Toxic relationship