Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

317 reviews

anxiouscowboy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

kirstenpenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty

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

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

michele949's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

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

mrs_robertson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

While Eleanor is initially difficult to endure, her earnest outlook and traumatic past makes her easy to love. Strong emotional payoff at the ending; I would’ve happily continued reading Eleanor’s story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

noelle_madison's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

The first half of the book was almost unbearable for me. Eleanor was completely unlikeable, rude, annoying, and somewhat delusional. As she was exposed to more human interactions, she also became more human. At the end, she was able to work through a lot of her issues with therapy. I like books that provoke emotion, but make you feel good. This book did not provoke positive emotions in me. The back of the book said it’s “smart, warm, and uplifting”, when in reality it’s the exact opposite. I finished this book in a day, mostly because I just wanted to get it over with so I could read something else. I know I could have put it in my DNF pile, but I wanted to read it to the end to see if I would change my mind. I didn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol