![]() She is judgemental, and aloof, and terse with her views on people, places, and things. She isn’t a character you immediately take a liking to, because she doesn’t even love herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book begins with an introduction into the formulaic life of the eccentric Eleanor Oliphant. She is rather fond of it and looks forward to spending her weekends the same way that she always does: buy a pizza from Tesco supermarket and two bottles of vodka on Friday, then spend the weekend alone, at home, in a drunken stupor. She is super-comfortable in her fairly predictable life and routine, and she doesn’t mind the monotony. This book comes as a pleasantly packaged surprise in the form of the story of Eleanor Oliphant, who works as a finance clerk in a graphic design firm. However, when a book is predominantly talking about loneliness and grief and trauma, it is hardly possible to not be triggered by it, right? Wrong. ![]() One of the major attractions of the book for me was its setting in Glasgow, the lovely city I’d grown to love recently. Too many books for your bookshelf? You may need an e-reader. ![]()
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