Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

31 reviews

phantomgecko's review against another edition

funny 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

3.0

A friend recommended this to me because she thought I'd think it was funny. Unfortunately, I suffered from too much secondhand embarrassment to be very amused.

This is a story about a very unwell woman. Who does outrageously inappropriate things because she is unwell.

Tbh, she turned out to be much more unwell than I originally assumed what with all the mommy issues and hallucinations etc etc

My greatest quibble is Eleanor purports to be very good at crosswords, particularly cryptic (the best kind) and yet she is lacking in so much pop culture knowledge that this cannot possibly be true. Even cryptics, which rely heavily on wordplay, necessitate a basic foundation of cultural knowledge. Like, girlie doesn't know who the Grinch is. She is not completing crosswords.

Otherwise, it is an interesting if uncomfortable novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

klsreads'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

4.5

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, often heartbreaking, and very tender. Eleanor felt like a real person to me. I loved seeing her grow in tandem with her relationships. The writing was gorgeous and accessible (minus some Big Words). Heartwarming, excellent, very sweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Confinement, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, and Cancer

geerbeer's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

In het begin dacht ik dat ik Eleanor verschrikkelijk zou vinden om zo lang over te lezen, maar nu ik het uit heb ben ik van haar gaan houden en mis ik haar nu al 🥲

Ook dacht ik in het begin; wat saai, waarom lees ik dit eigenlijk, maar al snel werd ik toch nieuwsgierig naar waar het boek naartoe wilde gaan en echt al mijn hoop werd beantwoord! Wat een lekkere 'ride' om te nemen, het verhaal in dit boek. Heerlijk ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, and Death of parent

All the content warning things are either used in a beautifull and thoughtfull way to tell an honest story ór they are redeemed at the end (like the fatphobia and bodyshaming)... to me it seems like the author is not a bad person / only using terrible things for shock value 😊

autumnpayne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

moanareads's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Murder, and Mental illness

megan96smith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Torture, and Stalking

helen777's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

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

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

galerieanna25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death, Alcoholism, Stalking, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child death, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse