Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

192 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

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

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

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

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

poppy_m_21'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

4.0

You can see right from the beginning that she is an intelligent but deeply troubled woman struggling with depression but shows that its ok not to be OK and always ask for help - also relates to anybody as it shows everyone struggling with mental illness can get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Death of parent

There is a massive plot twist right at the very end.

kbio's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

fully didn’t know what i was in for before reading this and absolutely flew through this book. eleanor is such a complex human and the author shows that so well while also making her lovable by the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

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

livvydsilva's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol