Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

30 reviews

kimib79's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

I loved this story, the progtagonists, and the the humor. I deducted a half star for foul language. Find a new "F" word to use, for pity sake!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Self harm

ginadapooh's review

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Bullying

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.25

Check trigger warnings before reading! This isn’t a book I would typically go for, but I liked it more than I thought that I would. It was pretty heartwarming to see the journey of a secluded young woman getting to find herself and find/form loving relationships and come to terms with her difficult past and navigate life. The inner dialogue and utter honesty with which Eleanor speaks truly allows you to understand her and her motivations and mindset. I love how unapologetically herself that she is. It takes a little while to get into it, but I think this is worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Cursing, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

i loved the character development and the discussions of mental health in this story. certainly didn’t expect abuse to play such a big part. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Medical content, Addiction, Suicide, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Grief, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Gore, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Eating disorder, and Excrement

sauvageloup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.25

A very smooth read, quite gripping, didn't take too long

Pros:
- the writing flowed nicely and made it easy to read. The dialogue always felt realistic and the story carried along nicely.
- it also had quite an original premise which was executed well and I got caught up in seeing how it would all turn out.

and I'm glad it turned out well

- the side characters, Raymond, Laura, Bob, etc. were all well developed and made it feel like a little slice of life.

Cons:
- Didn't really love Eleanor (though the name didn't help) and while feeling vaguely bad for her, i definitely didn't 'sob and sob' like the one reviewer did. Some bits did hit too hard and just made me feel bad. The tone really reminded me of 'A man called Ove' and it was given to me by the same person. Unfortunately I don't think I'm a massive fan of this type of book really - the reality is too painful for me, too personal.

So I think my main disappoint was that I didn't feel much for the book and I won't be reading it again I'm afraid, though it was good for a break after the complicated 'Ninth house' book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Addiction, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

fatmanatee's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

jessiet's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

But of language, twist at the end

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

thirdtimesacharm's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

elliekg's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Mental illness

cnohero's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

 I struggled to connect with Eleanor in the first few chapters, but I realized that's the point. She CAN'T connect with people. This book made me laugh and cry. I was horrified and inspired by it.

I won't say this is an easy read... it's really hard but I'm glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Child death, Addiction, and Alcoholism