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Eleanor
is 34% done
This six-year-old is unbearable. She has sociopathic tendencies - rejecting another child when her hair gets messed up and her hair is the only thing she liked about her, throwing cats out into storms, constantly talking about her grandmother dying. She does nothing but whine and say quite nasty things. It's not quaint or cute or whimsical. There's a problem here.
— Sep 04, 2026 01:07PM
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Eleanor
is 79% done
When the grandmother finally gets to have a conversation with someone closer to her own age, there's a brief window where this book is interesting. It's at this point that her frustration, lack of fulfillment and feelings of being caged are most productively conveyed. But it's too little too late
— Sep 06, 2026 07:31AM
Eleanor
is 69% done
I wanted to like this, but it's absolutely turgid. The writing style feels more appropriate for a children's book. It's not profound. The musings about god don't move me. The child is insufferable and the grandmother is also irksome. The characters seem to endlessly annoy each other and resultingly the whole book is an irritation. For a short book, it's a slog. Really want to DNF it but I've only about 40% to go.
— Sep 06, 2026 07:11AM
Eleanor
is 55% done
At least the grandmother seems somewhat aware of her granddaughter's antisocial nature
— Sep 04, 2026 01:40PM
Eleanor
is 42% done
Uncompromisingly dull. The prose reads like a children's book.
— Sep 04, 2026 01:21PM