…as in Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is one of my few adult female fictional characters. She might be the only one who is not part of a series. I was hesitant to read the book. Belonging to a number of reading groups online, I had read some mixed reviews. Finally I gave in and read it out of curiosity and mostly because the people who loved the book seemed to really love it.
And I really loved it too.
Why do I love Eleanor? Who better than Eleanor herself to show you-
- “If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn’t spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
- “I felt like a newly laid egg, all swishy and gloopy inside, and so fragile that the slightest pressure could break me.”
- “I took one of my hands in the other, tried to imagine what it would feel like if it was another person’s hand holding mine. There have been times where I felt that I might die of loneliness.”
- “I’d tried to cope alone for far too long, and it hadn’t done me any good at all. Sometimes you simply needed someone kind to sit with you while you dealt with things.”
- “…when you took a moment to see what was around you, noticed all the little things, it made you feel….lighter.”
If you haven’t read the book, you should give it a try!
-Kat
We read this for my book club too and I absolutely adored Eleanor too.
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She’s a great character!
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I love this series you are doing. Will have to add this to my list. The quotes intrigued me!
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This book snuck up on me. I was prepared to not like it. Not sure why. But I did love it and would read it again in a heartbeat. 🙂
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I really loved this book too – Eleanor Oliphant is an amazingly touching character, one that stays with you long after you put the book down… 🙂
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Eleanor really touched my heart! 🙂
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