Books Like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

If you finished Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and want more of the same, start here. A rigidly routine, deeply isolated woman has her carefully controlled life upended by one small act of kindness.

What tends to stick with readers is its funny, emotional and heartwarming feel. Starts as a comedy about an odd woman, quietly becomes something much deeper. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is a medium, easy-paced read (reading level: beginner-friendly), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

7 books you might enjoy

1.
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
If it was the funny and emotional side of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine you loved, A Man Called Ove delivers it too. Both carry the #heartwarming tag.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
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2.
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
The Midnight Library sits on the same fiction shelf as Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, with a different approach. A gentle, page-turning meditation on regret and the roads not taken. It's a more demanding read than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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3.
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
If it was the funny and emotional side of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine you loved, Big Little Lies delivers it too. The pace is quicker than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine's.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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4.
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
The Book Thief shares Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine's emotional appeal. Both carry the #heartwarming tag. Expect a bigger commitment than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Long · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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5.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Where the Crawdads Sing is emotional. The pace is quicker than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine's.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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6.
Normal People
Sally Rooney
Like Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Normal People is emotional. The pace is quicker than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine's.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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7.
Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney
If it was the emotional side of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine you loved, Conversations with Friends delivers it too. The pace is quicker than Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine's.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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