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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

116 reviews

catherinecheshire's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

I'm trying to read contemporary books this year, and I started with this one. Oh. My. God. I adored it from start to finish. I will say that it is my assumption that Eleanor is autistic, and whether or not it is what the author intended, it is very well done. I loved the themes in the story, and it progressed at the perfect pace. I will be reading it again once I've explored some more genres. A wonderful story that has just the right amount of darkness to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming and Stalking

towardsthesea's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Rape, and Stalking

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

lindso09's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

kira20's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Car accident

dareka29's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book cover to cover, I knew I was going to love it even before I owned a copy. 

‘Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine’ and is an incredibly unique, wonderful and inspiring character. At thirty-years old, she lives her life by routine. She eats the same food, wears the same clothes, goes to work and lives her life by the clock. Oliphant has worked and lived in the same place for years, never having a day off or calling in sick. She doesn’t spend her time with colleagues and if she must she is home by the hour. With no friends or close relatives, Eleanor lives her life on her own. Everything changes when she and a work colleague help a fallen stranger and eleanor is then forced to over come her barriers in the most beautiful and captivating way. 

Thought-provoking, absolutely stunning, heartbreaking but deeply heart-warming. This book literally had me through everything emotion, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and deserves all the awards! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shakespeareanqueer's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Death of parent

oceanwriter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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

Eleanor Oliphant is certain she’s found ‘the one’ — a handsome band member who she sees on stage one night after winning tickets to a concert. It was fate. 

 

While she begins to work on her ‘project’, Eleanor meets a new co-worker named Raymond. They end up spending more time together after they save the life of an elderly man they find in the street, They become honorary members of Sammy’s family, and for the first time, Eleanor finds herself amongst friends. 

 

I’ve had this book on my TBR for years after a friend of mine recommended it to me. I’ve put it off, knowing that I trusted this friend’s recommendation and wanted to wait for the perfect moment to pick it up. As I’d anticipated, it won my heart. 

 

While I can’t claim to wholly relate to Eleanor’s character/personality (honestly, I wish I could speak my mind as she does, there was a lot in this book that hit me. The book tackles some difficult topics and doesn’t shy away from the grit. It also focuses a great deal on friendship with hints of found family. It wasn’t quite what I’d anticipated, nonetheless, it was a lovely reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit