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jordan_noel's review against another edition
- 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
Eleanor Oliphant is funny, completely un-self-aware, and refreshingly blunt with her social observations. She's continuously shocking and increasingly loveable the more you get to know her.
I felt that this book can help anyone better understand how isolating "dark thoughts" can be, and how necessary simple social interactions are to our survival and, less dramatically, our well-being. Everybody needs a friend, no one is completely self-sufficient and happy, in spite of that being exactly what society seems to want from each of us. I loved the honesty in this book; it's the only way for people to truly heal and live better lives.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child death, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Minor: Cursing
felijhn's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Grief, Bullying, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Physical abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Rape, Child death, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
deebot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Moderate: Mental illness and Child death
bookishcookiemonster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder
Minor: Confinement and Death of parent
wildhorses's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape
a_l_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- the wrap text describes a mere slice of what the story is actually about
- sometimes the main character reads social cues perfecrly fine and somethimes she doesn’t get them at all. big inconsistency there.
- too long
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual violence, Vomit, and Stalking
madlain's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Rape and Fatphobia
slucchesi06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
abigailgrims's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Vomit
miekookeim's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, and Stalking