Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club (A Novel)

To be honest I started reading this book because Amazon crammed it down my throat and the title seemed intriguing. I couldn’t get into it at first. I almost stopped reading it ....two or three times. But then this simple act of kindness shatters the walls she has built around herself. I’m glad I hung in there till the end.

slow start, strong ending

Eleanor initially comes across as slightly....odd! However, she is a very intellectual and intelligent young woman. She enjoys her routines. Gets up at the same time, worked the same job for 9 years, reads the same paper at lunch, talks to "Mummy" on and Wednesday evening and buys her vodka and pizza from the same shop on a Friday night. She keeps her own company, apart from when she's around coworkers of a weekday...which shes fine with. But th...read more

heartful and beautifully written

This is funny and poignant. As it begins, I suspected that Eleanor was simply a quirky young woman, maybe on the spectrum. The story unfolds and she intentionally reinvents herself and begins to make human contact. Her surreptitious acquaintance with Raymond and the things she learns about modern culture and friendship are delightful.