I have ignored the urge to read this book for a while after hearing mixed reviews and worrying about the distressing content. Whilst the content was depressing and emotive, I found that Eleanor's amusing and likely neurodivergent characterisation was too wonderful to miss out on. Other characters in the story are similarly lovable, and others are plain despicable. Whilst there was not much nuance to the characters, I loved the journey through Eleanor's mental health discoveries and was surprised to find the story had a lot more themes packed in it than that; love lost, family relationships, friendships, and independence.