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A review by spacecars
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
5.0
I started this book feeling quite annoyed with Eleanor—not so much her inner thoughts, but more of her social awareness. The way she responded to questions so frankly during the sparse social interactions she had were puzzling. I could tell that something was wrong with her, but it was more of ‘oh this woman is just plain weird’.
The story slowly revealed her past, and as she opens up I learned so much about her and found her very relatable. She’s quite witty and endearing, and some of the questions she has in her mind are rather valid! I found myself agreeing that I’ve had those questions in my mind before.
Gail Honeyman approached the topic of loneliness and depression carefully and positively—I was gradually learning to love Eleanor as the story progressed, at the same time while this unexpected heroine learns to open up and seek help for herself. The way Raymond stood by her as a reliable and understanding friend was also very sweet—it was heartwarming and I was very happy with how the story ended.
There were a lot of big words peppered throughout that are not frequently used and affected the readability a little, but I get that the book is in Eleanor’s voice and since her upbringing was peculiar, it reflected in her speech so I’m not too put off about that.
The story slowly revealed her past, and as she opens up I learned so much about her and found her very relatable. She’s quite witty and endearing, and some of the questions she has in her mind are rather valid! I found myself agreeing that I’ve had those questions in my mind before.
Gail Honeyman approached the topic of loneliness and depression carefully and positively—I was gradually learning to love Eleanor as the story progressed, at the same time while this unexpected heroine learns to open up and seek help for herself. The way Raymond stood by her as a reliable and understanding friend was also very sweet—it was heartwarming and I was very happy with how the story ended.
There were a lot of big words peppered throughout that are not frequently used and affected the readability a little, but I get that the book is in Eleanor’s voice and since her upbringing was peculiar, it reflected in her speech so I’m not too put off about that.