Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

345 reviews

patientbean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

persephonedives'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

4.0

"Some people, evidently, find it hard to know what to say to someone like me. However, if I allow them to talk about themselves, they’re often very relieved. This suits me just fine, as I’m not particularly interested in their stories anyway."

"I find birthdays difficult. It is the lack of acknowledgment from the world at large that affects me most. Not that I have an inflated sense of self-importance—far from it. It's more a case of feeling that I might disappear and no one would notice."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

writecm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Loved it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Despite difficult content matter it is a book about hope

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

lisathib's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

Maybe if I would have been more prepared for this book, I would have enjoyed it more. The title, cover, and blurb about how funny it is did not prepare me for the bleakness of her life or the dark content. I thought I was reading a humorous book; and while part of her views and takes on life was unusual and funny, the story was anything but funny. Check your trigger warnings and don’t expect a fun time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Alcohol

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

asg20's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fatphobia

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

kaylaflores136's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

Went into it thinking it would turn out a lot different, in a darker way, but actually ended very wholesome. Characters were interesting and nice, also a little mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt