Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

109 reviews

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

ellbutler's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Mental illness, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

kimac's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Mental illness, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Self harm, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Child death, Bullying, Murder, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

agusbelperso'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

misshbella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

maggielo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Grief

alienexpert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Cancer, Murder, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Fatphobia

Minor: Bullying, Excrement, Incest, Classism, and Animal cruelty

The schizophrenia/psychosis warning is just in case, as a possible interpretation of a certain twist. I'm not entirely sure this is intentionally the case, and either way I don't think it's accurate.

anghels's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Simple, subtle and tender. Charmingly written novel about loneliness, self discovery, friendship, empathy and kindness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

amandacav's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

Definitely unexpected. First 70% I really struggled through. It picked up fast from there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Child death, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment