Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

8 reviews

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

klsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, often heartbreaking, and very tender. Eleanor felt like a real person to me. I loved seeing her grow in tandem with her relationships. The writing was gorgeous and accessible (minus some Big Words). Heartwarming, excellent, very sweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

quixie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

Eleanor Oliphant is completely lovable and hilarious. Her story is so sad and I found myself desperately wanting to be her friend! Some of her social faux pas were entirely relatable, which endeared me to her character. I also loved Raymond and his mum, and Sammy. Such lovable characters. Such an engaging story. I’m so glad the author decided to speak on the subject of loneliness, which is a major problem ironically in our overly populated world. This book gave me so much joy and hope. Well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Stalking

potassiumk's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

3.25

The only reason I finished this book was because I had to read it for school. It was so boring until a little more than half way. Then I finally started to care about Eleanor. Before that she was annoying for no reason. Atleast now she has a reason to be. 

Another thing is that somehow this woman knows nothing about modern society. Even the most tech deprived people I know, have phones and know what pop culture references are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness

daybreakreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Stalking

seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Murder

alyssard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I felt as if this book started EXCEPTIONALLY slow and I found that so difficult because of how unlovable the narrator comes off, but the narrator goes through so much character growth throughout the story that it makes up for how slow the beginning of the book felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Stalking