5/15/2023 0 Comments Gail honeyman new book![]() ![]() Eleanor’s frank introspection and deadpan honesty make for many laugh out loud moments as well as a good share of heartbreaking ones. Loneliness and trauma converge in this truthful story about a 30 year old woman who has missed out on being loved.Įleanor is not initially the most engaging character, nor is she very likeable, but it’s immediately apparent that she is alone, unhappy, and suffering from a deep unresolved pain, so deep, that she can’t even fully recall it. ![]() When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living–and it is Raymond’s big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.Įleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine might just have become one of my favourite novels of all time – upper top 5 at least. Then everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. Nothing is missing in her carefully time-tabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine… About: ![]()
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