Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

2017 • 336 pages

Ratings616

Average rating4.1

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This novel is about the titular character Eleanor Oliphant, a 29 year old women, who lives a lonely life. She is completely fine with that until she isn't and decides to make some significant changes in her life after having a chance encounter with the “love of her life.”
According to Honeyman, through this book she wanted to address the increasing loneliness among young people and that led to inception of Eleanor.

The first half of this book is boring and a bit too long, Eleanor gets a crush and she starts creating a cookie-cutter fantasy with him in her head. But when this fantasy is shattered by the reality of her life, that's when this book gets interesting.
We get to see this character unravel and face their issues. I really liked the fact that the book didn't let the other characters “fix” Eleanor but rather gave her the agency to do it at her pace.

May 21, 2024