Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

125 reviews

zoemmor's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

A compelling and emotionally challenging read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

tegs11's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book and really sad that is already finished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

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

haleymaple's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death

adalieslittlelibrary's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I quite enjoyed this novel. I found Eleanor’s voice to be very entertaining, and I enjoyed the dry humor throughout. There was a good balance between the dark and light subject matter. I listened to the audiobook and thought that it was very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Suicide

quilleranpen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

maeveburns00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mcmarg's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

I literally loved this book and never wanted it to end. I really felt like I knew Eleanor and wanted her to have everything. This book was so surprising to me, I literally could not put it down and it made me so hopeful and it sad and I actually laughed out loud and cried!! and I am not a big book crier. 

The story brings you through Eleanor's life as a 30-year-old woman working in an office. Her life so far has been completely devastated by the trauma of her evil mother, her sister's death, her own experience of the fire that scarred her face, foster homes, and an abusive relationship. I loved Raymond's character so much, on the outside, he was just a regular dude with a ton of problems of his own, but on the inside, he was the most kind, generous, thoughtful person in the world it was almost hard to believe. I find it kind of interesting that without him there really wouldn't have been the growth of Eleanor's character and in all honesty, she would have died - but I guess that is meant to show how no human can survive without the love or companionship of another person. 
It's really interesting to be so invested in a character who is experiencing the lowkey psychosis that Eleanor is experiencing - like when she goes to the musician's apartment I was literally like girl please leave what the hell is up with you. But I didn't love the climax of that storyline. She just goes to the concert and in the crowd single-handedly realizes that she is delusional, when she could have randomly realized that at any point? I think the depths of her delusions implied to me that something big was going to happen to open her eyes to what she was doing- such as a rejection or Raymond confronting her about it. I just expected something else there. But that realization fit well for the turning point in her self-concept and the mental breakdown she goes through after breaks my heart.
The Jane Eyre references made in the foster home records, with the therapist Maria Temple, and the fact that she actually reads the book, was a nice touch. as a die-hard fan of Jane Eyre!! that's a big yes from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death and Abandonment

mantisabel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This book made me cry, multiple times, but it also made me smile

by ending on such a hopeful note

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Violence

neaky__'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Things I liked: 
• Eleanor’s character by the end was really charming and you can see some very clear very developed character building/development. 
• The characters all feel real. You begin to miss them shortly after reading the book. 
•The plot twist I wasn’t expecting at all, took me totally by surprise even when I was looking for a twist. 
• The plot isn’t generic or unoriginal, it’s truly something I had never read before. 
• The relationship between Eleanor and the potential love interest is left ambiguous at the end, allowing us to either imagine them as a working couple or perhaps as a symbiotic platonic love, which is very beautiful in my opinion. 

Things I didn’t like: 
• Eleanor’s character in the beginning was UNBEARABLE. I know it’s part of the story however, the sheer amount of secondhand anger I had while reading the first 10 chapters or so is immeasurable. It made it difficult to continue the book, but overall I’m glad I continued. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicide