⭐️ 5/5 stars
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📖 Length: 11hrs 26 mins
📱 Format: Audiobook
⏳ Listen Time: 11hrs 26mins over 17 days
Synopsis
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.
But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond’s big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.
Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes. . .
What I thought
I’m not normally one for audiobooks, as I often find it hard to fully immerse myself in the words. I even considered reading a physical copy alongside the audio, but to my surprise, I didn’t need the extra support and thoroughly enjoyed listening to this during my work from home days. Cathleen McCarron’s narration drew me in completely, her voice was lovely, soothing, and brought Eleanor to life in such a vivid way.
From the start, I immediately loved Eleanor and just wanted to give her a huge hug. She’s such a beautifully layered character, equal parts quirky, heart-breaking, and endearing. The story itself is both poignant and uplifting, and McCarron’s delivery captured the emotional depth perfectly.
I gave this audiobook a full 5 stars and would definitely consider reading more from Gail Honeyman, as well as listening to more works narrated by Cathleen McCarron.
A truly wonderful experience that exceeded my expectations.
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