Eleanor Oliphant has
a life, and she thinks it’s fine. She works five days a week as a
finance clerk, and spends her weekends with pizza and vodka and calls
from Mummy. Then her computer breaks down, and she meets Raymond, the
unkempt IT guy at her office.
Eleanor has few
social skills, she says exactly what she thinks which is often
off-putting. Raymond sees through this and a friendship begins. When
Raymond and Eleanor help Sammy, an elderly man who has collapsed on
the sidewalk, the trio begins a friendship in which they all help
each other. Raymond, knowing that something troubles Eleanor
encourages her to get counseling. This changes Eleanor’s life as
she reconnects with her childhood.
This book is filled
with unusual characters that worm their way into your heart as they
struggle with their lives and help each other. Eleanor’s character
may be hard to follow at times if you have experienced depression.
The author has done an excellent job of making her problems real. As
she connects with her childhood, she finds that perhaps her existence wasn’t so completely fine after-all.
I highly recommend
this book if you like characters who struggle with an overcome severe
problems. I think you’re remember Eleanor, Raymond and Sammy for a
long time.
I received this book
from Penguin for this review.
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