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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

Discussion: Group Books of the Month (BotM)

Why we're reading this: Chosen as our romantic comedy themed BotM for February 2021. Previously read August 2017 Contemporary The…more
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Dec 16, 2018 Kenny rated it it was ok

Shelves: book-club, brits, audio

“Was this how it worked, then, successful social integration? Was it really that simple? Wear some lipstick, go to the hairdressers and alternate the clothes you wear?”
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ~~ Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine had been on my radar for a while due to all the raves I had seen here about Honeyman's debut novel. People were going bonkers over it and leaped lavish praise upon this book. I was excited when my mother's book club choose this as the ...more

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Jan 30, 2018 Abbyb1 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: re-read

I would rate this a 4.5 star if I could. I absolutely loved Eleanor. ( The only reason I hesitate slightly to give it a full five stars has everything to do with "Little Fires Everywhere" which still resonates with me so much that every book I've read since can't help but be not quite as good. That may not be fair - in fact I know it isn't fair - but it is what it is.)

Eleanor is such an interesting character right from the start of the novel and the fact that Honeyman keeps her interesting and e ...more

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Mar 04, 2020 Kim Martin rated it really liked it

It made me laugh out loud several times and tear up several times. The beauty of the novel for me is that no matter how bad things got, or were revealed to have been for Eleanor, I never lost hope for her.

My favorite passage is too long to type but it is on page 74, taking up most of the page, of my BOTM hardcover edition. It is the conclusion of chapter 8, just in case you want to reference it yourself 😉

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Jun 29, 2018 Jael rated it it was amazing

At first I wasn't sure about picking up this book, but as the story developed. I loved the character and the way the story was developed and the transformation that Eleanor goes through. Such a relevant topic on a modern day of anxieties and mental health issues ...more

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Jan 10, 2018 Shilpa rated it it was amazing

Very touching , beautiful written book .

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Jan 18, 2022 Monica Albright rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I had been waiting and waiting to pick up this book. It was not exactly as I imagined. It was a bit slow going at first. It took a beat to totally connect to the characters, especially if I didn't LIKE them. But once I figured them out a bit more, I couldn't stop turning the pages to see what happens next.
Now I know why so many were raving about this when it came out. ...more

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