Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

238 reviews

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

I am sad at the lack of romance, but I do also really appreciate it and we it’s value. I feel like this should be a 5 star, but something just feels off as I finish this. I want more. I’m not quite sure what I want, but it’s something. This book is a beautiful depiction of trauma, but it left me wanting a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape

emily_morg's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

evawhite's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit

sarahhanlin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Charming, intriguing, heartbreaking, beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

m_maria's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

cozyapril's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Death

linnea_h's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic relationship and Physical abuse

natnurdock's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit and Child death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

chandranolynne's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This book was the somber hug I didn't know I needed. It's dark and deep and funny in the saddest way possible. Eleanor is something, but RAYMOND! Och, I love Raymond. I've never had a fictional boyfriend, but if I did, I might choose Raymond. And this novel isn't even a romance!! I just really, really, want to be friends with him and go to lunch and hang out with his mother and her cats. SO much. 

Eleanor Oliphant is, at its core, a book about functional depression. So, it's sad. And some people don't like sad. But I truly feel that if you have ever dealt with depression and understand its nuances, this book will likely speak to you. It certainly did me. Yes, it's super sad and I cried a lot, but there is also a tremendous amount of beauty to take away from it. I just think that you should stop whatever it is that you're doing right now, and go read this book. It's definitely vying for my favorite book of 2023!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Addiction

jessroberts13's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Physical abuse, and Alcohol