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Eleanor Oliphant is NOT completely fine!
Well, at least not at first!
This book is a fantastic character study. The journey with quirky Eleanor through the past and present is bizarre at times, thought-provoking at others. But, I found it to be engaging no matter what. And, while it is mainly about Eleanor, there are a few other interesting characters met along the way as well. Such a fun ride!
Also, I thought from the start of the book it was just going to be a general humor-fiction sort of book. ...more
Well, at least not at first!
This book is a fantastic character study. The journey with quirky Eleanor through the past and present is bizarre at times, thought-provoking at others. But, I found it to be engaging no matter what. And, while it is mainly about Eleanor, there are a few other interesting characters met along the way as well. Such a fun ride!
Also, I thought from the start of the book it was just going to be a general humor-fiction sort of book. ...more
I was given this book by a good friend who thought I would like it. In fact, she was wrong. I absolutely loved it. I found myself totally inside Eleanor's world as she struggles with social interaction - sometimes to comic effect but the reader is laughing with her, not at her. The poignancy as we discover why she is the way she is almost had me in tears yet at the same time the book is very uplifting. I loved how, with tiny steps, she manages to transform herself - literally and figuratively un
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'Loneliness is hallmarked by an intense desire to bring the experience to a close"Olivia Laing
The book had me discombobulated and in tears. I despise these Pavlovian responses in myself too! The scathing comments by the character's mother were remarkable as much in their nastiness as much in their erudition.
'Who knows what nasty surprises I left growing inside there for you, which codes I set running, Alzheimer's, Cancer?','You're a pointless waste of human tissue.'
I also adored 'Cathode Carcin ...more
The book had me discombobulated and in tears. I despise these Pavlovian responses in myself too! The scathing comments by the character's mother were remarkable as much in their nastiness as much in their erudition.
'Who knows what nasty surprises I left growing inside there for you, which codes I set running, Alzheimer's, Cancer?','You're a pointless waste of human tissue.'
I also adored 'Cathode Carcin ...more
Clever portrayal of a remarkable young woman whose inner resources for survival burn through trials and tribulations. Lots of humor and pathos, and rooting interest for the indomitable Eleanor throughout.
I needed a more lighthearted story after all I have been reading. This one pulled strings in my heart. All the feels!
I read this book after completing The Memory Police and before starting Where the Crawdads Sing, which offered a moment of light and laughter between those dark beauties. The book provided a delightful escape from the oppressiveness of pandemic, police brutality, and politics. Eleanor's voice is refreshing and unusual. The tone is optimistic, and the conclusion satisfying. All in all a great read.
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