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Donna C (199 KP) rated Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine in Books

Aug 26, 2019

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman | 2017 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(80 Ratings)

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I have just finished this. I liked it. Quite a lot. I do tend to judge books by their covers - bad I know. I didn’t think this was “my type of book” before I read it. I thought it was either “chick lit” which I can’t stand or was too literary for me. But I was in a charity shop a few weeks ago and it was 2 paperbacks for £1. I’d chosen 3 when the assistant pointed this out so I grabbed this absentmindedly to make up the numbers.
What a revelation to read something different. I thought the characters were great especially Eleanor and was eager to read on as small snippets of her history were revealed. It is essentially a story about loneliness and was quite poignant at times. I will be revising my opinions and trying out different genres in future.

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Rachel Hebblewhite (32 KP) rated Thirteen in Books

Aug 21, 2019

Thirteen

Steve Cavanagh | 2018 | Crime, Thriller

8.5

(15 Ratings)

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Highly rated which was disappointing!

First of all, I tend to finish books relatively quickly even when working full time etc. I am currently on holiday which is when I read most and it has taken me a significant amount of time to finish this book.

I'll start with the good points: the book is easy to read and follow and it has nice ending. It was interesting reading about the judicial system in particular the focus on the jury but ultimately the book was highly disappointing especially after it has been reviewed rather highly. The story was ridiculously unlikely, which led to no attachment to the story. The characters were mundane and I genuinely felt no connection or emotion to them. The ending was quite predictable and lacked the wow factor.

In my opinion it is not worth the time it takes to read the book.