
The one that causes her the most grief is her tendency to say the first thing that comes to her mind.
Cloudcuckoolander: Eleanor has no shortage of quirks, from reading books on the most random topics (like fruit) to being convinced that she and an absolute stranger are destined to be together. She dismisses them all as shirkers and idiots. All of the Other Reindeer: Eleanor is often ostracized by her colleagues for her quirks and standoffishness. By the end of the book, she's working to get sober. The Alcoholic: Eleanor drinks two bottles of vodka every weekend and gets drunk several times throughout the story. The novel tackles subjects like abuse, depression, and trauma.Ī film adaptation is in development by Reese Witherspoon's company, Hello Sunshine. The plot follows Eleanor's plan to bring her and "the singer" together, while striking up a friendship with a colleague, Raymond, and dealing with her tremulous relationship with her Mummy.
While attending a local concert, Eleanor becomes infatuated with one of the band members, and is entirely convinced that the two of them are meant to be together. Eleanor is quite judgemental of people, and her interactions with people can be awkward at best and insulting at worst-but she insists that she is "completely fine" and that it is others' fault for having "poor social skills."
The book is told from the point of view of Eleanor Oliphant, a Glasgow resident who lives a very routine life with an office job at a graphic design company. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a 2017 novel by Gail Honeyman.