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Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo by Gail Honeyman

104 reviews

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

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

cristinareading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death

markitherainbowreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Oh god I loved this.

This book is like getting to know a person. And I truly couldn’t stand Eleanor at the beginning, but then you kinda uncover why she is the way she is and start to empathise with her. It’s about the safety of routines, rationalising, importance of friendship (bless Raymond honestly), how little things can change your life, acceptance, therapy and change.

This is a book for anybody who has experience with family trauma or trauma in general or is patient enough to get to know a person stuck with their own demons, unknowingly. She is after all, completely fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse

sherpa2015's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Cancer

corriejn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

moraina's review against another edition

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

Difficult read because Eleanor felt too relatable. She went through a lot of childhood trauma and blocked much of it out. She’s not very likable to start, which is the point, but as you find out why you develop more sympathy for her. The other characters she befriends are quite likable and help push the story forward.

Definitely a slower-paced read, and while there are plenty of funny moments, I don’t agree with the ratings saying that’s the main vibe of the book. Most of it is quite sad, but it does end on a hopeful note. My only nitpick was having to look up much of her uncommon vocabulary, it made it hard to stay engaged when I had to pick up my phone every few pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Murder

alyssard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

I felt as if this book started EXCEPTIONALLY slow and I found that so difficult because of how unlovable the narrator comes off, but the narrator goes through so much character growth throughout the story that it makes up for how slow the beginning of the book felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Stalking

amybun's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

ginadapooh's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol