I don't recall who recommended this book, but thank you, it was a very quick and enjoyable read, and I didn't know what to expect at all. The whole book is told from the point of view of Eleanor Oliphant, a very intelligent accountant at a graphics design firm who, we slowly come to realize, is not in fact completely fine. She exists - on a schedule predictable down to the minute - and has done so until the age of 30 where we first meet her. Her coworkers mock or ignore her, which doesn't particularly bother her, as she's long ago decided to simply be who she is and not pretend about anything.

Then two things disrupt her regularly scheduled life: winning a raffle ticket to a concert, where she's captivated by the handsome singer, causing her to start making some changes to her life to try and get to know him; and, being befriended by Raymond, the big-hearted IT guy at work.

What starts as a story of a regular woman at an everyday job slowly develops over the novel as we learn more and more tidbits about Eleanor's unusual circumstances and past. Why does she have a scar on one side of her face? Why are the conversations with her mother distinctly creepy? Why doesn't she remember much about her past? As she starts to break out of her old routine, we slowly learn more and more about Eleanor Oliphant, as she does also.

I really enjoyed slowly learning who Eleanor actually is, and why she is the way she is, all slowly and carefully revealed like layers peeling off an onion as the book progresses. An interesting look at an unusual person and the value of kindness, friendship, and humanity.