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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

583 reviews

your_geekygf's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

2.75

It just didn't quite pique my interest enough throughout and keep up the pacing to get the 3 ⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

rymoss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

Took me by surprise, much better than I was expecting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Torture, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kmartin22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was the story of an autistic woman dealing with adulthood and reflecting on her past. The first half of the book is friendly and sweet. The second half takes on a darker tone, but I honestly got more out of it. The main character makes you grateful to not be normal and I laughed quite a bit.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

saraafonso's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

esmayrosalyne's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Okay confession time: for years I thought that Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine was just a cutesy YA contemporary, so consider my surprise when I realised that it is quite literally the furthest thing from that.

Eleanor is neurospicy as all get out and she definitely isn't the easiest person/character to love... and yet I kinda totally do by the end. She was somehow both extremely frustrating and inexplicably funny to me, and her quirky, deadpan narration of her increasingly crazy daily life charmed me to no end. I mean, sometimes I didn't know if I wanted to hug, shake, slap or comfort her, but I think that is exactly what kept me so engaged in her messy life.

And just when I thought this book was going to wrap up in a predictable neat little bow, there was a wild twist at the end that completely reshaped all my views of what had come before. The exploration of mental health and the importance of healthy, supportive interpersonal relationships is beyond powerful, and Eleanor's emotional journey tugged on my heartstrings in ways I was not anticipating.

Eleanor Oliphant might be completely fine, but I certainly am not after reading this book. Similarly to Backman's A Man Called Ove, it's somehow charming, boring, frustrating, gut wrenching and tragically funny all at once, and I can't recommend it highly enough if you want a book with a lot of hurt but even more heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

bibliothecary_tyler's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Premise: 2

Character Complexity: 4

Character Development: 4

Character Diversity: 3

Atmosphere: 3 

Writing: 3

Plot: 3.5

Intrigue: 4

Logic: 4

Enjoyment: 4

Rating: 3.45

Override: 4/5

A super sweet novel about a woman uncovering her past. Eleanor takes some getting used to, but that’s besides the point - by the end of the book, I absolutely adored her. The first half of the book was slow-ish, but the second half of the book had me in a chokehold and I finished it in a day. 

It’s hard to describe the book as “cozy”, because it deals with very serious topics, but I found it emotional and inspiring, and I imagine this one will be simmering in the back of my mind for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

dragoness_72's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

jessicagustafson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

In my opinion, a good book makes you feel things, and this one had me tearing up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

sabertoothsbigbrainreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol