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Cover of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Modern · Fiction, Romance, Contemporary

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman
2017 · 336 pages · Fiction
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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.

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Good to know

It starts as comedy and darkens as Eleanor's past emerges. It deals with trauma and depression.

By the numbers

79.1Must-Read Score
  • 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

Why it made the list

Bestseller
85 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2018

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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.