Book Review - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
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Author: Gail Honeyman

Description: Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding unnecessary human contact, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka and phone chats with her mom. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, and elderly gentleman who has fallen, the three rescue one another from the lives of isolation that they had been living. 
Review: Things are going well for Eleanor Oliphant. She has her life perfectly under control: she goes to work every day, knows exactly what clothes to wear and her meals are fixed from day to day as well. She relieves her structural weekly schedule on the weekends with vodka and sleep – the perfect balance. When her routine is thrown into disarray when and old man becomes unwell on the street and she and a colleague help him, Eleanor realizes that her life may not be as flawless as she thought. 
The first few chapter of “Eleanor Elephant is Completely Fine” seem predictable. They create expectations and assumptions that can quickly cause boredom. But slowly but surely revealing that the story could just take a completely different turn. 
“Eleanor Oliphant” is the debut novel of Scottish writer Gail Honeyman. In it, she has incorporated characters who are unique and special, and by no means perfect. As a result, this novel feels authentic and relatable, but at the same time the story gives insight into people who see life differently than you do. What makes Eleanor quite unique from the very first encounter is her way of talking. Which makes the writing style unique as well and I loved that about the book. 
Besides the interesting characters, the plot is also wonderful. The themes are relevant and important, without being pedantic. The most prominent themes, loneliness and trauma, are subtly but clearly laid out. Allowing the reader to understand exactly what the character is going though and to sympathize with them. 
“Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” will make you laugh, shed a tear and philosophize about your life. Highly recommended novel.
 
Rating: 4,5/ 5