Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeymoon

Title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Author: Gail Honeymoon

Published: HarperCollins UK, March 2018

Status: Read September 2018

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My Thoughts:

With an interesting main character, and an unexpectedly compelling narrative, I really enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

“I have always taken great pride in managing my life alone. I’m a sole survivor—I’m Eleanor Oliphant. I don’t need anyone else—there’s no big hole in my life, no missing part of my own particular puzzle. I am a self-contained entity. That’s what I’ve always told myself, at any rate.”

All that slowly changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, and the elderly Sammy.

Somewhat of an unreliable narrator, this character driven story is filtered by Eleanor’s unique perspective, coloured by what is likely a neuroatypical disorder and the experience of repressed trauma. Eleanor evokes both pity and empathy, you can’t help but root for her to break free from her self imposed limits.

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a poignant story, dark and yet ultimately uplifting, this is a completely fine novel.

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