Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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What it's about
Eleanor Oliphant says exactly what she thinks, struggles with social skills and lives a carefully timetabled life: work, frozen pizza, vodka on weekends and phone calls with Mummy. Then she and Raymond, the bumbling IT guy from her office, help an elderly man who has fallen in the street, and the three become friends, and Eleanor begins to face what happened to her in the past.
Why it's worth reading
It spent 85 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It's funny, heartbreaking and kind, about loneliness and the power of small kindnesses.
You'll love it if you liked
A Man Called Ove
Anxious People
The House in the Cerulean SeaGood to know
It starts as comedy and darkens as Eleanor's past emerges. It deals with trauma and depression.
By the numbers
- Readers78 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller72 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #32 of the 233 romances we rank
- #49 of the 309 literary novels we rank
- #226 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #450 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
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Quick answers
Is Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine worth reading?
Yes. It spent 85 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #450 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 79.1 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine about?
Eleanor Oliphant says exactly what she thinks, struggles with social skills and lives a carefully timetabled life: work, frozen pizza, vodka on weekends and phone calls with Mummy. Then she and Raymond, the bumbling IT guy from her office, help an elderly man who has fallen in the street, and the three become friends, and Eleanor begins to face what happened to her in the past.
How long does it take to read Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine?
About 8 hours (336 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine?
If you liked it, try A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman or The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.