Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

560 reviews

piggelin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

A really good one, and the audio book is very well made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse

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

katlome's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

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

kyarabereading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Elizabeth Oliphant is Completely Fine is a true “weird girl” story in a way that really made me fall in love with it. I love Elizabeth’s voice as a narrator - so unique & so her. I also love the lessons that the book teaches us when it comes to dealing with loneliness, building a community with those around you, and finding joy in the little things.

It’s not a perfect book by any means. For one, it’s a book where not much happens. Usually, I don’t mind that, but I would often put the book down for long periods of time because it would bore me a bit. But I stuck with it because I really wanted to know what would happen next. Also, the ending left me feeling a bit unsatisfied as a reader. I don’t mind that it left things a bit open-ended - I think it makes sense for this story - but I feel like Elizabeth had really serious trauma to work through that didn’t feel like it could be wrapped up that quickly. The ending felt a bit rushed, honestly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

chils's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

Liked the second half of the book a lot more. Eleanor has a cool, weird vibe that I really enjoyed and the mom’s character feels very… realistic. I do think the story could have been a bit more complete overall. For some reason, I loved the therapy sessions, they felt like actual therapy lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

p2rteltytar'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

notbreezybaby's review against another edition

funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

I loved the main character and related a lot to the way she saw the world and some of her interpersonal experiences. She was peculiar in ways that alienated her from people, perhaps resulting from a mix of neurodivergence and trauma that she has experienced. The ending/little unexpected twists at the end felt rushed and out of place compared to the tone of the rest of the book. And her development felt a little fast and unrealistic BUT I laughed out loud so many times at her musings, and felt proud of her by the end. Though it was a simple story and easy read, twas an evocative one for me, so I’ll rate it highly! But only recommend it to my autistic friends lol 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

brookealdridge's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

olliebooks25's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit