\u201cEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine<\/a>,\u201d the debut novel of Gail Honeyman, follows the story of titular protagonist Eleanor, an office worker in Glasgow, Scotland, who slowly re-evaluates her lonely life after a series of chance events disrupt her regular but isolated routine.<\/p>\n The book has won many accolades since its release, including the 2017 Costa Debut Novel Award<\/a>. It was also the first book selected for Reese\u2019s Book Club<\/a>, run by the actor\u2019s media company Hello Sunshine that selects noteworthy books every month.<\/p>\n In showing Eleanor\u2019s gradual transformation from an isolated individual to someone who is ready to accept both herself and others, Honeyman succeeds in producing a moving and relatable story on needing supportive human connections to thrive as a person. This review of \u201cEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u201d will go over the book\u2019s themes and prose to explore how the story has managed to capture such a wide audience.<\/p>\n You may also like “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The story follows Eleanor Oliphant, a finance clerk in a graphic design company. Just having turned 30, Eleanor believes that she is \u201cfine\u201d living life the way she does: eating the same foods for her meals, entertaining herself with only crosswords and radio, drinking herself to sleep every night, working in the same job for nine years with meager pay, and being almost completely socially isolated except for weekly phone calls with her mother.<\/p>\n Her routine life changes when she develops a crush on singer Johnnie Lomond at a local music venue. Deciding that Johnnie is destined to be the love of her life, she begins to make changes in her appearance in preparation for a future encounter with him, which she believes will become their fated meeting.<\/p>\n Meanwhile she is increasingly running into her coworker, Raymond, after the two happen to save an old man who collapsed on the road on their way home. This rescue also kickstarts a chain of events that makes Eleanor reevaluate her life and find the courage to face her traumatic past and move forward.<\/p>\n Feeling like everything is a lot? Check out the best mental health books<\/a> to get recentered.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\u2018Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u2019 Summary: Eleanor Oliphant Isn\u2019t Completely Fine, Actually<\/h2>\n