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| 4/5 stars |
In this book, we follow Eleanor Oliphant, a woman in her early thirties with a very structured lifestyle. One day, Eleanor and her co-worker Raymond save an elderly man when he falls in the street. The unlikely friendship that the three share changes Eleanor's lonely, structured life and helps her confront the secrets of her childhood.
Eleanor becomes quite obsessive over "The Musician" and misreads the signals because of her lack of social understanding. I found myself rolling my eyes at these scenes because Eleanor was trying to change herself so dramatically to be seen by someone that didn't even know her name. She finds her weekly phone calls with Mummy somewhat overwhelming because of the suffering she endured during her childhood.
I liked how Eleanor's childhood was revealed during counselling sessions and how she has to come to terms with it at the same time as the reader does. The realisation of what happened to Eleanor is heartbreaking and tragic. It changed the way I felt about her character and why certain habits were so prominent. I love that when Raymond gives Eleanor a kitten, Glen, they already have a shared connection. (Spoilers!) These scenes made me laugh out loud, especially Glen's behaviour because it was so genuine and reminded me of my own cats behaving in the same way.
I listened to this book over several evenings and enjoyed the narrator's voice, specifically how snake-like Mummy's voice was.
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