Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this! Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is an absolute delight of a book that I will be recommending to many people! It is the story of a quirky, uptight woman trying to make a place for herself in a very square world. To me it was reminiscent of The Rosie Project by Don Tillman. Eleanor is an obsessively organized, exceptionally bright, socially inept 30 year old who lives a very safe, but solitary, lonely life. As the story develops she will win the sympathies and heart of any reader as she discovers people are not all bad after all.
When we meet her she is somewhat unlikable but nonetheless entertaining. Her naivety and misunderstandings of certain human behaviors and the resulting interactions with other persons make for some very funny laugh-out-loud scenes. It is also heartrending, but as she embraces the shocking reveals of her past there is a happy, satisfying and realistic conclusion when she and those in her world discover she is completely fine. In fact that is an understatement: she is marvelous!
This debut novel by author Gail Honeyman is original, thoroughly entertaining, heartwarming, and a masterpiece of character development. It is fast-paced, never boring, and a brilliant page turner. I look forward to reading more from this new author!
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Hello. I am enjoying your book reviews and was wondering if you would recommend this title to listen to with my teen aged daughters. Thank you.
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