A review by bobinsbooknook
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

Not like my usual books I found myself quite moved by the sad story of Eleanor as she tries to navigate life after trauma. 

The contrast between “the good days” and “bad days” created a really interesting narrative. The character development was really interesting and well thought out along with the inter-character dynamics. 

The only reason I couldn’t rate it higher is I did predict the plot throughout. Arguably the plot is not the main takeaway of the book (which I would normally prefer) as this focuses  more on emotional journey of Eleanor which was very well executed.