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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: January 3, 2020

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Oct 12, 2017 Mycala rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sucked-me-in, who-needs-sleep, 2017

When you read that cute little blurb about this book? It's missing a few things. It's way, way heavier than the marketing indicates and I'm both mystified and a little peeved. Do they think that no one will read the book if they know the underlying theme? In honesty, I wouldn't have read it if I'd known the direction it would go, so I feel a little taken in that regard.

Did I like Eleanor? Oh, absolutely. I liked her a lot. I was rooting for her. That's what makes the whole backstory even less a ...more

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May 08, 2017 Molly rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-fiction

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Apr 14, 2018 Jaspreet rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Tremendous! I felt a full range of emotions from joy to sadness. There was sarcasm and sweetness. Most off, the twist surprised me. As someone said at book club, reading this book made me a better person.

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Mar 07, 2018 Astrid Lim rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dysfunctional-family, lovely-heroine, literature, british, contemporary, psychology, popsugar-2018, mental-illness

I love this book!!!! Eleanor is the kind of narrator that you can laugh with, you want to scold once in a while, cry together and hug tightly.

Gail Honeyman is a very good writer, and unlike some British (Scottish) writers, her humor is actually funny!!!

This is a heartbreaking, sweet, memorable book that I would recommend to anyone.

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Apr 04, 2018 Carly Thompson rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-to-on-audio, contemporary-fiction, 2018

Good audiobook narration and a darker story than I was expecting.

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Jun 17, 2018 Cari rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, contemporary

Some books are just magic on audio for me and this is one of them. An enthusiastic 4.5 stars for this touching, entertaining and brilliantly narrated gem.

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