Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

 

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell 336 Pages, Hardcover Published February 2013, St. Martin's Griffin Source: purchased I completely fell for the love story of Eleanor and Park. Two kids who both feel unworthy of attention from the opposite sex, find their soul mate sitting next to them on the school bus. They find common ground through their love of music, a good comic book and how different they are from the rest of the student body.  Park is half Korean. Looks more like his mom than his 6ft tall dad. He likes punk music and wearing all black and eyeliner. Eleanor has red curly hair, and dresses in old baggy men's clothes. She is the oldest of five who all share one room in her abusive stepfather's home.  They seem an unlikely pair, but through all their interactions, and eventual conversations, they truly seem to be meant for each other. If not for forever then for at least that moment in time. If it wasn't for Park, who knows what could have become of Eleanor and vice versa.  Happy Reading! _________________________________________
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Current Read: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

    "Then he slid the silk and his fingers into her open palm.     And Eleanor disintegrated."

 -pg 71, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

I love this! What girl hasn't "disintegrated" the first time the boy held her hand. Rainbow Rowell gets the emotion/feelings of these characters perfectly. I am loving this book and I am only 73 pages in.

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• Grab your current read
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Happy Reading! _________________________________________
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