Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo by Gail Honeyman

440 reviews

jessie_m_brown's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Mental illness

hannah_t31's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Child death, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

crochetspeechie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

floralfox'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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

dennyyy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.25

I SOBBED.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

ljacks60's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense 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

4.0

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine was overall an enjoyable read. I went into this book expecting a lighthearted rom-com and continued under that impression for about half the book, only to realize that it is by no means a lighthearted read. This book from my understanding accurately described the process of working through intense trauma in therapy, as well as delving into the value of strong friend relationships. I was pleasantly surprised

by how the relationship between the female and the male lead did not transform into a romantic relationship, but rather stayed platonic despite the hints that it may turn into something more.

Eleanor starts out as a hard to like character but experiences a great amount of character development, leaving her in the end as a rather lovable character who I myself was rooting for. One of the plot twists was predictable, but the main plot twist I did not see coming. Overall, I enjoyed this read and would recommend it to a friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

philialex's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

larasfavbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. Wow. WOW. Mind absolutely blown. I had this on my tbr list for I think more than two years and cannot believe it took me so long to get started. The themes of the book are quite dark (mental health, abuse, childhood neglect, violence, loneliness,…), maybe that’s what held me back, but wow, it was so well done, so lighthearted and funny at times. It made me laugh and shed a tear and as someone whose mother tongue isn’t English I also have quite an impressive list of new vocabulary now. Such well written characters and an amazing story (I wanted to Google and research Eleanor’s case at several points during the book only to remind myself that it’s fiction). Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

bookyanna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

I struggled to get into this book intially; I found Eleanor to be a challenging and judgmental narrator. That said, as I approached the halfway mark it was clear I was supposed to be uncomfortable, and that Eleanor herself was uncomfortable in all aspects of her life. The style of narration evolved as the book progressed - as Eleanor stopped seeing herself as an island and learned to rely on the people around her. Ultimatetly, it was an uplifting read, reminding the reader that friends can be found in unlikely places and that it's never too late to make changes for the better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape

yearlyreadings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Child death, and Suicide