I have a lot of thoughts on this one, but I'll keep them close to the vest in order to avoid spoilers. Eleanor is a fantastic character with very deep development. Honeyman has done a stellar job putting her together. Eleanor's quirky attitude clearly leans the reader to assume that she may be on the autism spectrum. She is socially awkward and does not do well with interpreting metaphor or idioms. To be honest, she made me fairly uncomfortable in the beginning...I just kept finding myself feeling embarrassed on her behalf. But...as the book wore on, she became simply endearing. The story is a very good one and got me involved pretty deeply. There were also a couple of surprises along the way. It's a solid 4-star rating. Just like me, the ending just left me feeling a little underwhelmed, so I had to drop down a notch. But...Eleanor Oliphant still stands pretty steadily on its own.