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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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

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

Minor: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

mallywally's review against another edition

dark funny 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

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death

sboucher's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Addiction

Minor: Vomit

charlottefaye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

 I remember seeing this everywhere when it first came out, but only being 16 when it released it wasn’t of interest to me, as was definitely in my fantasy era/coming out of my reading habit due to starting college. 

My main issue with this book was how it was marketed, being described as a “warm, smart and uplifting story”. I was expecting a light hearted read based around a bit of a “messy” but relatable character trying to navigate life. This was not the experience! The actual book was a lot heavier and darker than what it was marketed as, which completely took me by surprise! 

The story deals with a lot of different topics and situations and was one I was interested to hear about but not always desperate to return to. Again, I think a lot of this is due to my expectations of the book and the subject matter being so different to what I expected. 

I also found a few aspects predictable including on of the main “twists/mysteries” which was revealed at the end, and a few of the plot points did not capture my interest compared to others. 

However, I still enjoyed listening to this audiobook and think it has some important things to say and is something I definitely don’t regret listening to. I would definitely recommend a read if you want a book that deals with past experiences and how these can influence yourself, but you do not have to let them define you and can grow/move on! But just be aware it is not as a light hearted read as it may be made out to be! 

Apparently it’s being turned into a film and I will definitely go see that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Grief, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death and Addiction

greenvelvetreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Rape

charlottenm_x'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

ellenlemon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Beautifully written story that covers some deep topics with such sincerity and manages to weave in humour and warmth. I’ve not met a character like Eleanor Oliphant before and she has definitely left a lasting impression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse and Addiction

anjh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

i found this book really hard to get into at first but especially in the second half the pace really picked up and i found myself a lot more absorbed in it. 
it genuinely is a good book, eleanor is funny and there is a good balance of humour and tenseness/sadness of the book and the story is written well to reflect a character with severe trauma and how she processes this as the story goes along.

and omg the plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Addiction, Death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail