Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

From Goodreads

Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live

Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend.

Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything.

One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted – while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she’s avoided all her life.

Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than… fine?

My thoughts

I gave this a 6/10 or 3 stars. I'd heard so many good things about this story and seen so much hype, that I was expecting big things from it. However, for me it just didn't quite deliver all that I was hoping for.

I love quirky reads and this certainly fits that bill nicely. I felt that I engaged with Eleanor and she had her ways, she was blunt and to the point. Socially, she had a few flaws and she's not alone in this at all, she didn't see the need to conform.

If I'm honest I found some of the story quite predictable in parts, particularly regarding Eleanor's past.

I did enjoy the writing style and I will look our for more books by this Author. I feel that this would make a great reading group read, with lots of topics that can be discussed.

My thanks to the publishers via NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.