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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
5.0
Synopsis: Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled existence. Except, sometimes, everything…
Review: This stunning debut by Gail Honeyman is deserving of all the praises it has been receiving. Honeyman did an incredible job creating the protagonist, Eleanor, who is a social misfit and unconventional in the way she grows on you as the story unfolds. There are gentle hints of comedy amidst some otherwise dark humour and the book is loaded with dramatic irony - Eleanor unable to understand why others are reacting to her deadpan weirdness the way they are (while being completely obvious to the reader). ‘Eleanor Oliphant’ touches on the difference of loneliness and being alone and the importance of mental health. I would recommend this book to anyone!
There were gentle hints of comedy admits some otherwise dark content. The difference between loneliness and being alone is explored beautifully. ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine’ is a reminder On the periphery, the themes of loneliness
One of my fav lines from Eleanor was ‘I don’t want to accept a drink from you, because then I would be obliged to purchase one for you in return, and I’m afraid I’m simply not interested in spending two drinks’ worth of time with you’.
Review: This stunning debut by Gail Honeyman is deserving of all the praises it has been receiving. Honeyman did an incredible job creating the protagonist, Eleanor, who is a social misfit and unconventional in the way she grows on you as the story unfolds. There are gentle hints of comedy amidst some otherwise dark humour and the book is loaded with dramatic irony - Eleanor unable to understand why others are reacting to her deadpan weirdness the way they are (while being completely obvious to the reader). ‘Eleanor Oliphant’ touches on the difference of loneliness and being alone and the importance of mental health. I would recommend this book to anyone!
There were gentle hints of comedy admits some otherwise dark content. The difference between loneliness and being alone is explored beautifully. ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine’ is a reminder On the periphery, the themes of loneliness
One of my fav lines from Eleanor was ‘I don’t want to accept a drink from you, because then I would be obliged to purchase one for you in return, and I’m afraid I’m simply not interested in spending two drinks’ worth of time with you’.