Loneliness in the Age of Eleanor

How the feeling is represented in popular culture

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One of the most enjoyable books I’ve ever read is called Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I read it almost three summers ago, in August 2018, and was immediately wowed by it. Now, years later, I’m still wowed by it. Not surprisingly, Honeyman’s debut novel won the Costa Award for first novel in 2017; the…