Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

205 reviews

tamjane_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

will_sheets's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

tg_rubi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

andreabey's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

monfernx94's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

This book is misrepresented from the very book jacket, and handles its themes, mental illness and addiction, friendship and love and lost, in the most insufferable manner. The Main Character is not only just a horrible person who cant go a single page without demeaning anyone for anything (all the way to the end), but feels like a sloppy attempt at the author's handling of an autistic character.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

iamkryslynn's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

sonshinelibrarian's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I'll admit, I very nearly put this down after a couple of chapters. I was not connecting to the story or any of the characters. In fact, I was really wondering why this is so popular. But I was listening to it on audio and didn't have another book waiting for me, so I gave it a little more time and I'm glad I did. It didn't take too much more time before I was really invested in Eleanor's journey. The pacing of the revelations about her past is done so very well. I also really appreciated

that her relationship with Raymond stayed platonic, though it's definitely headed to romance. But I was really worried that it would end up being that her relationship with him would "fix" her. His friendship had a massive impact on helping her view herself differently, and he encouraged her to get the help she needed but he didn't try to save her himself other than just as any friend would do.

There are definitely some really dark themes and I don't really think that "funny" is the best word to describe this book, as a lot of professional reviews and cover copies say. But it is a book about working through past trauma, learning how to move forward, and how letting other people into your life is scary and often leads to heartache but is absolutely necessary to be a healthy, happy human.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

kickitupanotch7's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

meganclark's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, and Suicide attempt

jocelynzoe's review

funny sad

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia