Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo by Gail Honeyman

522 reviews

sleepycatreads's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this so much. 
I wasn’t sure at first but by the end I was so invested. 
Eleanor is very well written she seems like the type of person that would really annoy me in real life but I could never bring myself to truly dislike her and I loved watching her grow.
It was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster sad but not depressing (if that makes sense). 

If you want a fast moving plot and action this isn’t for you it’s more of a slow character driven story. 

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Content Warnings

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

rencollins's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Ahh - the best kind of love story, a love story to oneself. I love the character development of Eleanor. At times Eleanor is hilarious, at other times cringeworthily, and at other times downright depressed. But at every point she is such a fun character to root for. 

I love how the story unfolds slowly. Getting bits and pieces made it feel almost like a mystery, like an onion whose layers you revealed piece by piece. It was such a joy to get to the end. 

I particularly love that

it's not a love story between Eleanor and Raymond, but also it is. The door is clearly left open at the end, and also, the main focus of the book is on their friendship and not their romantic love story.

The power of friendship and human connection is so clearly highlighted in such a profound way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

lwrisley's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

elizabeth_henry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

kickitupanotch7'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

meganclark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Bullying

jocelynzoe's review against another edition

funny sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Fatphobia

angada's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

i love feel good fiction and i love Eleanor Oliphant!

Full rtc :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

vavocado's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

A beautiful rendition of a seemingly normal person healing to actual normal life. Relatable and kind.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Child death