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hannahs_library__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine âźď¸
- Loveable MC to root for
- Scrabble
- Books about healing and trauma â¤ď¸âđŠš
- Feel good fiction âď¸
- Self help books disguised as fiction
- Friends
Lenny Marks is a primary school teacher with quite the past. She has exactly 7 meals she eats on rotation, bikes to and from work every day, owns 36 copies of the hobbit, and has Friends to keep her company while she plays scrabble. Miss Marks is perfectly content sticking to her daily routines until a letter from the parole board arrives and starts to unearth feelings and memories she buried long ago. đ
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
That being said, Lenny Marks is possibly one of my favorite characters I've ever read. She's a neurodivergent elementary school teacher with a kind heart. She's a homebody, she plays Scrabble against herself, loves the TV show Friends, and rides her bike everywhere. She reminded me a lot of Eleanor Oliphant, She is intelligent and brave, and just trying to figure out her solitary adult life. I loved watching her story unfold, and it was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. I laughed with her and my heart broke for her.
There were some mystery elements to this book, and some things I predicted and some I did not. The writing was phenomenal and I will definitely read more of Kerryn Mayne's work in the future.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
lilibetbombshell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Blood
tabstitch's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent