13 Sept 2018

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - by Gail Honeyman

I enjoyed this book, as I felt it was well written, humorous without being trivial and well paced. Someone told me it was “heart warming”; I think that is a nice summary.

When I started the book, I quickly assumed that Eleanor was autistic - or, at least, had a tendency that way. By the end of the book, I concluded that she was the product of nurture - her traumatic experiences - and not nature.

I particularly enjoyed the twist concerning her mother at the end. It was nicely done and took me by surprise.

I will be interested to see what the author comes up with in future.

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