Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

127 reviews

beccadougal's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

I didn’t quite know what I was in for when I started this book, but I guess it’s my fault for not checking too many reviews or synopses. It starts a little lighthearted, following a simple story of a truly unlikeable and quirky character, and then suddenly you turn a page and it’s trauma, trauma, trauma. Although I ultimately really enjoyed and appreciated this book, my main gripes came from the slow start and dialogue or situations that I found hard to believe. Setting aside the obvious that Eleanor has a tough time with social cues and suffers from PTSD (and although the author has outright said she doesn’t have autism, I think many readers and reviewers would identify her as such), some of the things she would say or situations she was in still seemed over-the-top or too unrealistic. At times she seemed more like a caricature of someone with mental illness rather than a real person. 

Overall, this is one that I didn’t love until I finished it, which made the process of reading a bit tedious, but the end result rewarding. And, spoiler, Eleanor Oliphant really isn’t completely fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mouse1982's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

nmfcarney's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

charley0796's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

I enjoyed this book, so much darker than I anticipated and a definite slow burn. The ending was not what I expected - with two twists, one I guessed early on and the other that I still don’t understand! I agree with others comments about hating the crush part of the book, definitely one of the worst features. I’m also not a fan of the unexpected twist - it makes Eleanor’s therapeutic journey seem so much less powerful! I would have liked to have explored this more and also reflect on the autistic traits she shows (I am not a fan of authors disregarding this and saying it’s trauma, when this seems to go so much deeper). If it were to have a sequel, exploring how she managed to distance herself from her mother and a diagnosis of autism would have been really interesting! Unfortunately I can’t see any future writings as being anything more than a love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

bethpearson's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective 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

plot twist at the end made the book more layered looking back at it, eleanor is a very dynamic character who i found myself relating to 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Emotional abuse

jeanniea's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Slow beginning and middle. Slow character development. Gradual development between characters. Love the relationships developed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

amykt22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death

shelbyleigh_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Stalking

Moderate: Vomit

madreads23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mirandavictoria's review

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? Yes

5.0

This book was absolutely incredible. It made me feel so many things. I cannot even begin to express how much this book impacted me. It’s a story that I am so glad I read. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. Loneliness was a big theme in this book, yet reading it, I felt the opposite of alone. This story is one I’ll always remember and will forever be important to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Self harm