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Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo by Gail Honeyman

72 reviews

eneto_02's review against another edition

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

3.5

A fun read. Eleanor and Raymond's relationship was amazing. At some point it felt boring since they drag revealing her past since we only learn about it till the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Grief, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fatphobia and Animal cruelty

haleyisamess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

hannahmurphy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Amazing character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

jjb21's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

Great book. Well written. Easy read. Nice mix of suspense and empathy and humour.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Child death, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Death of parent, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Incest, Sexual assault, and Vomit

abbyjennhm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Child death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

stmontilla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Abandonment

elliexsiena's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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 made me cry more than any other, because it is so beautifully sad. Eleanor Oliphant is a deeply traumatised and therefore shut-down person, who doesn’t really know how to exist in the world,

but through the kindness of a friend she overcomes her unimaginable struggles to ultimately find peace

Honeyman has created a narrative which explores an under-represented social issue: loneliness in young people, and in doing so makes the reader fall completely in love with Eleanor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

bettiepathway's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

punchofwishes's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

What a book! It completely lives off of Eleanor’s voice who you find yourself charmed by rather quickly. The writing style is quite delightful and the secondary characters, while not the most unique, carry a spark inside of them. The twists and turns were good, I enjoyed the themes a lot! While I wasn’t the biggest fan of how some of Eleanor’s colleagues who were pretty awful to her just started being nice at the end without any apologies or amends, this book is still one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve had all year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

xalrynne's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence