![]() ![]() This is not to say there’s nothing to be gained from this empathetically-told story - I think everyone could use a reminder to have patience with the lonely oddballs out there. And no one with serious issues makes huge progress in their first therapy session - that’s just not how that works.Īs much as I would like reality to be otherwise, the fact is that trauma and overcoming it often doesn’t have the neat progressions and the tidy endings that are depicted in Eleanor Oliphant. (Update: Here is a review of this book from someone who is more knowledgeable than I am about the care system, which is worth taking a look about.)Īnd one of the major plotlines resolves with her just realizing out of the blue that her behavior is abnormal. (If it was that easy, why didn’t this happen sooner?) ![]() ![]() The ease and speed with which she’s able to reintegrate with society seems at odds with her difficult and troubled past as well as the state of her mental wellness. ![]()
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