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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

Start date: February 1, 2019

Finish date: January 28, 2019

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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Feb 01, 2019 Richard Derus rated it it was ok

Shelves: borrowed, pearl-ruled, returned

DNF @ 22%

Real Rating: 1.5* of five

This read was down there with Gone Girl in my Hall of Shame. I was squicked out from the get-go by the premise, but got the book for a Goodreads group read...I should just know better than to violate my gut's response.

The prose is honeyed (see what I did there, Author Honeyman?) and the words are well-meaning...I don't think this book was perpetrated, like I felt Gone Girl to be...but the gestalt was as anger-inducing to me as Punk'd was. This is somehow odd? An ...more

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Sep 25, 2018 J. Schlenker rated it it was amazing

This book captured me from the start. I now have my husband reading it. Every time he laughs out loud, I ask what part are you reading, now?

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Jan 15, 2022 Carly rated it really liked it

I thoroughly enjoyed this book more than l expected to.plus,I learned a bunch of new words!
Seriously though,the writing is great.
No spoilers here. If you haven't read it yet,do so. It's totally worth your time! ...more

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