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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

Start date: February 1, 2024

Finish date: February 29, 2024

Discussion: MODERN / POPULAR READS

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Sep 01, 2018 Sunflower rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Eleanor Oliphant is not completely fine at all. At first I thought that the book was going to follow a well-worn groove about an odd person and her odd habits, but then began to wonder about her alcohol intake, which seemed a bit excessive though she treats it as completely normal. As the story progresses and the layers are peeled away, the looming shadow of Mummy hovers over everything. The book becomes a rather sweet story about being human and finding a place in the world.

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Mar 03, 2018 Ellen Librarian rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I'd give this book 4.5 stars if I could. I found it far more moving and poignant than I expected. The blurb made it sound a bit silly but it isn't at all. There are some very funny moments, though.

My only complaint is that the character of Eleanor did not quite hang together for me. The Eleanor in some scenes did not seem like the same Eleanor in others. That said, each scene worked on its own so it was easy to suspend disbelief as I went along, even as I was questioning some of it.

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