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A review by gothhotel
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4.0
started really strong, then slipped into melodrama and wrapped up a bit too quickly. still, it kept me reading, in a good way. despite its flaws it's a very kind-hearted book, well-researched and meditated. if it's a little on the nose sometimes, at least it's on the nose of something human and real - eleanor feels so painfully real, and i understand her.
really, my main complaint is that a certain... revelation... toward the end should have been explored a bit more. the second half was definitely rushed. still, it's not a deal breaker because by the time it goes a bit off, honeyman has already done the most important part. she gave us eleanor, in all her glory - she made her human and not an insipid caricature of somebody traumatized or abused or neurodivergent. and if there's a clumsy potted plant or too-appropriate cat along the way, then so be it.
really, my main complaint is that a certain... revelation... toward the end should have been explored a bit more. the second half was definitely rushed. still, it's not a deal breaker because by the time it goes a bit off, honeyman has already done the most important part. she gave us eleanor, in all her glory - she made her human and not an insipid caricature of somebody traumatized or abused or neurodivergent. and if there's a clumsy potted plant or too-appropriate cat along the way, then so be it.