A truly memorable protagonist!! You will laugh and cry…elegant characterization that fits #Neurodivergent
#SpringSkies
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
A truly memorable protagonist!! You will laugh and cry…elegant characterization that fits #Neurodivergent
#SpringSkies
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Virginia is back this season of Book Interrupted with her own book pick. She is also participating in Manuscript Monday. Check out her first recommendation here: https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-eleanor-oliphant-is-compl...
“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.”
#February2024
First book of 2024 complete.
This book took awhile to get into. A little after 50% I started asking questions about what was actually happening to Eleanor. Because it was a buddy read, I kept with it. I'm glad I did. I was surprised by the twist. And the ending was very heartwarming. I LOVE GLEN!
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
01.15.2024
Final book of the year. . . Oooof. . . . This one was a doozy. But it was SO good. So many feelings and so much thought on this one. It left me with a helluva book hangover. I look forward to seeing what the author writes next.
#two4tuesday
1. Oh so many! I really should just say ditto as several other Littens already shared same quirks. But I guess I‘ll say i have to use my hands when talking.
2. Eleanor, in the tagged, is a quirky character.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView (thanks for the tag)
1. The 🧻 has to go over the roll. The volume (car radio, tv, etc.) has to be on an even number. So does the temperature on my side of the car.
2. The tagged book or Nothing to See Here by Wilson.
If you‘d like to play…TAG!
Eleanor Oliphant is one of my favorite all-time books! Gail Honeyman writes with beautiful poignancy and created a truly wonderful character in Eleanor. I would recommend this book to anyone.
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE…not yelling but its one of my favorite books of all time… #readinglife #booknerd @LitsyEvents
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is highly re-readable, and will surely give your brain a lot to chew on. Definitely more than you‘d expect from a beach read! Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-gail-ho...
This months pick for my irl book club. I guessed the “twists” but that didn‘t spoil it forme. It‘s both dark and funny and I think we‘ll have a good discussion next week.
I really enjoyed this. There's more Eleanor in me than I'd like to admit, and I'd love to have a Raymond (minus the cigarettes)!
“When the silence and the aloneness press down and around me, crushing me, carving through me like ice, I need to speak aloud sometimes, if only for proof of life.”
#Volumesandvocals
#Antihero
Anti-Hero https://g.co/kgs/3GWGeA
This didn‘t keep my attention and reminded me a bit of Olive Kitteridge. It was quite depressing and the writing was boring, I mean the writing is decent but the subject was drab and boring. Eleanor is the victim of extensive child abuse that has left her as a strange, naive adult. But, here‘s the thing, this book is painted in a different light but it‘s about a woman who had a very f*cked up childhood. Book #33 in 2033 pic of my reading buddy.
I realised during the first chapter that I had read this before, but I decided to persevere because I remember enjoying it. It's a charming story of an ordinary woman who has been pushed to live in an extraordinary way. It's a touching description of the end of loneliness, and she is so endearing and it's easy for me to see similarities between our approaches to life. Starts funny, gets deeper, ends poignantly with space to imagine her future. 😍
This book was the current Book Club Pick for my workplace — but surprise! It was a bit of a rouse to throw a baby shower for a coworker. (We all read the book, too - though 😂)
I enjoyed Eleanor‘s growth - although by a third in you kind of knew where the novel was headed and the *turn* at the end wasn‘t surprising either. 🤷🏻♀️
Happy Readathon to everyone participating! I had too many things on my weekend calendar to sign up, but I‘m still fitting in some reading/listening. This book wasn‘t quite what I was expecting, in fact quite a bit darker. Yet, I ended up really enjoying Eleanor‘s story and her character growth. It had a wonderful cast of characters. I hadn‘t even realized it was set in #Scotland, but I listened to the #audiobook, and the narration was fantastic.
Eleanor has got to be my all time favorite lady from #TemptingTitles #With5+Words @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I just finished this one. I bounced back and forth between the book and audiobook. This was a good read and the narrator‘s voice made it more enjoyable. Some parts dragged, but the audio helped. I loved the story and the ending made it even better.
I know I must be one of the last to read this, but I‘m glad I finally did! I found it funny, genuine, and a little creepy as I waited for the past to be revealed. Palm trees in the back because we‘re on spring break vacation in Miami!
I received this book from @Pigpen_Reads for the #LLWBS. It‘s been on my TBR for a long time. I don‘t think I enjoyed it as much as a lot of others did, but it was a good read. I waffled in the beginning of the book not knowing if I liked any of the characters but most of them grew on me. Solid 4⭐️
#BookSpinBingo #MarchMadness #MarvellousMarch #BirthdayPixieReadathon #LitsyLoveReads
My daughter comes home tonight to start spring break. I‘m not sure how much reading I‘ll get done but I‘m hoping to finish Eleanor Oliphant & get close to finishing The Grapes of Wrath. I‘m keeping up with the Buddy Reads so I‘m good there.
#Whimsicalreadsbookclub #LittensLoveRomance #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #AuthorAMonth #Bookopoly #MarvellousMarch #MarchMadness
“Time only blunts the pain of loss. It doesn‘t erase it.”
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#MarchMagic
#MCOlderthanyou
@Pigpen_Reads everything is amazing. Thank you so much, Donna. The candle smells great, the alpaca yarn is beautiful (put it back in the bag because the dogs wanted to cuddle it ☺️), I‘m already enjoying the sweets & this book is going right onto my March #BookSpinBingo.
Thanks for organizing this, @Deblovestoread and @Bookgoil 💙
#LLWBS
When I first started reading this, I was prepared to rate it three stars believing it to be another mediocre read. However, Eleanor slowly but surely grew on me until I fell in love with her character and story.
Themes such as humour, despair, friendship and loneliness are poignantly well written throughout. A beautifully touching and impressive debut from Honeyman.
This was the first book that came to mind with the tag #WorldIntrovertDay
A wonderful book and I wish there was a follow-up as I need to know how Eleanor is doing,
#JanuaryJazz
@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
This has been such a beautiful journey. Eleanor grew on me and by the end of the book I wished she was my friend.
I wanted to love this book, but I didn't. At one point, I felt like I was just "getting through it", though it does improve. I can't put my finger on what, exactly, leads to my feelings of apathy? about it, but there are some. That said, I actually didn't see the twist coming (and that's a rarity for me), so I was pleasantly surprised about that.
The book was cute. The characters were realistic. I just didn't really connect.
Fabulous novel with an adorable yet unreliable narrator who becomes more reliable as the story unfolds. It is the ease with which you can love the narrator Eleanor, he cleverly crafted voice that is so funny that propels you through the novel.
#ManicMonday on a Tuesday because long weekends mess up my sense of time 😅
#LetterE @CBee
📚 Eleanor Oliphant, Every Heart a Doorway, Everything I Never Told You
🖊️Amal El-Mohtar - I haven't read many E authors but I loved This is How You Lose the Time War
🎬 Emperor's New Groove, Eat Pray Love, Ever After
🎤 Ed Sheeran, Eric Hutchinson
🎶 Everybody's Lonely by Jukebox the Ghost, Emily by MIKA
📚 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, East of Eden
🖋 Richard Paul Evans (I think I have read each and every Christmas book he has written)
📺 ER (1994)
🎥 Emma (1996; the one with Jeremy Northam)
🎤Enya
🎶 Extraordinary Girl by Green Day, Eight Days a Week and Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles.
#manicmonday #lettere
#manicmonday @CBee
📕 Tagged book
✍️ Janet Evanovich
🎥 ET
🎤 Eurythmics
🎶 Every rose has its thorn-Poison
Absolutely amazing book!! Made me laugh, cry, kept me engaged and even had twists! Thoroughly recommend this book with the best quirky character!!
First ones that come to mind!
#QuirkyCharacters #ArtfulAugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#alphabetgame
The tagged book is my pick for the letter E. Such a great story which made me laugh and cry, one of my favourite reads from last year
I read this for my library book club a number of years ago and I loved it. Whatever year I read it, it was one of my favourites. I think it was partly because I could identify with Eleanor in some ways, but I could also emphasize with her heart-breaking story. #alphabetgame #lettere
#LetterE #Thealphabetgame
Don‘t think I will be the only one to nominate this book by Gail Honeyman. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a great book, and could do with a sequel to see how she is doing now!
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @allylu @CBee @TheBookHippie @Pageshifter @cocoReads @Velvetfur
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman. An incredible debut novel. Such a lovely strange character. I could not put this down. #alphabetgame
For me, this book went from “oh she‘s quirky and socially awkward” to “oh my gosh what happened?” It‘s a tough book to describe - Eleanor is trying to navigate her social life and plan a future romance, but it‘s her past that needs addressing. As she finds herself making real connections and friendships for the first time at age 30, she has to face the truth in order to move on. While she has a lot of trauma, she is still lovable and relatable.
"In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder."
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Can't wait to dive into this one!
I loved this book so much! It was unexpectedly filled with themes of trauma, mental health, intimacy, and relationships. I wished we learned more about her mom and sister in the book before the ending- but I see how learning about it at the end was Eleanor gaining closure on what happened. Her and Raymond are too cute. 🥰🥰
My mom and I love this book, so we chose it as book #2 in our #readoutloud project. Everyday, we sit together; and I read aloud for us. It was fun to revisit Eleanor and her journey toward freedom from a traumatic past. Her way of seeing the world is quirky and humorous, even in a story filled with sadness. Eleanor is a survivor who learns to thrive.
This odd duck pecked herself a home in my heart (not literally - FYI, this book has absolutely nothing to do with ducks 😆). This journey & character metamorphosis will always remain special to me. I became Eleanor's personal cheerleader from the very first page, despite all of her faults, but most importantly because of her quirks & eccentricities & social awkwardness (which we both share). A story with friendship and melancholy at its heart ♡ Xx
I wasn't sure if I would like this at first, Eleanor is quite an odd character. With her mannerisms, I couldn't help but picture her as a young Miranda Hart. Nothing really earthshattering happens, it's a book about everyday life & about not prejudging the people you may meet. Just one thing though - I really would have liked to know where Eleanor booked for the Christmas party in the end & what her workmates thought! 5🌟