{"id":105,"date":"2019-09-11T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/\/?p=105"},"modified":"2019-09-11T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T17:02:00","slug":"eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-mindscape-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=105","title":{"rendered":"Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. (Mindscape Reviews)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is another book I decided to read from <\/span>Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Book Club<\/span><\/b>! From her recommendations, so far, I had read Daisy Jones & The Six <\/a>which I had loved a lot & Little Fires Everywhere which I didn\u2019t like much. So, \u2018Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u2019 was a tie breaker. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t like this one either. Given that the story didn\u2019t please me much, I am going to cut the review short this time! Here you go.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Eleanor<\/span><\/b> <\/span>is a lonely person who has a routine & likes to stick to it. Monday through Friday she goes to work where she has been working since 9 years, wears the same white blouse & black trousers. On weekends, she doesn\u2019t leave her apartment & downs 2 bottles of vodka. Every Wednesday, she talks to her mother. That is it. That\u2019s her life. No family. No friends. Just Eleanor. Existing. Not living. And, she is completely fine.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The book is divided in 3 parts ‘ Good Days, Bad Days & Better Days<\/span><\/b>. The good days constitute 70 % of the book, Bad Days are 15% & Better days 5%. Of course, there is always some good in bad & vice versa. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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In the beginning, I found it extremely weird to read the book. It is written by a Scottish author Gail Honeyman<\/span><\/b>, so I didn\u2019t get any references. Also, Eleanor\u2019s character is very different; the way she speaks to people & also the way she behaves. Everything is a bit weird, like a human person but robotic speech. You see how she changes through the course of the book.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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At the start, it\u2019s an outward change; such as getting a manicure, shopping for clothes & makeup. At a later stage, the change is inward; loving herself, forgiving herself & letting people in. The book focuses on issues like <\/span><\/span>loneliness, mental health, depression, child care, friendship<\/span><\/b>. I also hoped it would <\/span>focus on self-care<\/span><\/b> <\/span>in detail, but it\u2019s not portrayed very well.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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R<\/span><\/span>eading this book is not a pleasant journey. At least for 70% of it, it feels like reading a random routine story of a person. And the reveals at the end aren\u2019t so unpredictable either because of the hints placed poorly in the earlier parts of the book. It also feels a lot rushed toward the end. Being such an experienced reader, you can always predict how a book will end. And, it was very easy to predict this one. All in all, not so great. I have rated it at 2\/5 on Goodreads.<\/span><\/div>\n

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There are scars on my heart, just as thick, as disfiguring as those on my face. I know they\u2019re there. I hope some undamaged tissue remains, a patch through which love can come in and flow out. I hope.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Popular people sometimes have to laugh at things they don\u2019t find very funny, do things they don\u2019t particularly want to, to people whose company they don\u2019t particularly enjoy. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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They call young people in care \u201clooked after\u201d. But every child should be \u201clooked after\u201d\u2026 it really ought to be the default.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is another book I decided to read from Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Book Club! From her recommendations, so far, I had read Daisy Jones & The Six which I had loved a lot & Little Fires Everywhere which I didn\u2019t like much. So, \u2018Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u2019 was a tie breaker. 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