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

Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
I didn't like the main character, the "romance" aspects felt superficial and gross, and the main character's trauma seemed mainly used for shock value or to create mystery and suspense. I couldn't relate to several key points of the main character's life, like her drinking, stalking, heterosexuality, or rudeness, even though I empathized strongly with others.  While some scenes were very well done, I was mainly bored or annoyed while reading, if not repulsed. I suppose there were too many straight people being nasty to each other. The only decent person is the main love interest, and he's introduced as fat and unattractive, setting up a "inner vs outer beauty" moral lesson I find gross and reductive and boring. 
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