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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
All those reviews raving about this book? They'e all right. This book is amazing.
Rainbow Rowell has managed here to take us inside a pocket of America that we all know exists, but we all left. Either we grew up and moved away, or times simply changed. Set in the 1990's, it is the story of Eleanor - a beautiful person trapped between a self-absorbed father and a mother who married a monster just so she wouldn't be alone. She is thrust into a terrible situation, as many teenagers are, at the mercy of a stepfather who hates her and siblings who need for her to defend them. It is the definition of an impossible situation.
And then there's Park, with his Korean mom, dad who looks like Magnum P.I., and brother - all forming a relatively happy family. They like each other. They have reasonable expectations.
The relationship that forms between Eleanor and Park is sweet and endearing and slow. But not slow in a "when is this going to pick up" sense. It is sensitive to their personalities. It is a sweetness that grows, timid at first and then becoming braver.
This book on audio is narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra. The voice that Lowman gives Eleanor is nothing short of amazing. It defines her in a way that is so in tune with Eleanor's description and behaviors that Eleanor absolutely comes alive, right off the page. Malhotra does Park equally well. Listening to this story was an absolute pleasure that was difficult to put down.
The plot was basically a coming-of-age romance. But the ending was surprisingly realistic. I was afraid it would be tragic; instead, it is hopeful.
Do yourself a favour and don't just read this book, buy it and put it on your shelf to read again and again. It is wonderful.
Rainbow Rowell has managed here to take us inside a pocket of America that we all know exists, but we all left. Either we grew up and moved away, or times simply changed. Set in the 1990's, it is the story of Eleanor - a beautiful person trapped between a self-absorbed father and a mother who married a monster just so she wouldn't be alone. She is thrust into a terrible situation, as many teenagers are, at the mercy of a stepfather who hates her and siblings who need for her to defend them. It is the definition of an impossible situation.
And then there's Park, with his Korean mom, dad who looks like Magnum P.I., and brother - all forming a relatively happy family. They like each other. They have reasonable expectations.
The relationship that forms between Eleanor and Park is sweet and endearing and slow. But not slow in a "when is this going to pick up" sense. It is sensitive to their personalities. It is a sweetness that grows, timid at first and then becoming braver.
This book on audio is narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra. The voice that Lowman gives Eleanor is nothing short of amazing. It defines her in a way that is so in tune with Eleanor's description and behaviors that Eleanor absolutely comes alive, right off the page. Malhotra does Park equally well. Listening to this story was an absolute pleasure that was difficult to put down.
The plot was basically a coming-of-age romance. But the ending was surprisingly realistic. I was afraid it would be tragic; instead, it is hopeful.
Do yourself a favour and don't just read this book, buy it and put it on your shelf to read again and again. It is wonderful.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s a terrible book with awful people that do awful things to other people. It about made me sick by the end. Nothing good happens in this book
Author Rainbow Rowell has just taken me over the rainbow … for a sentimental journey through adolescence in her outstanding young-adult novel Eleanor and Park (St. Martin’s, 2013), which recently garnered a Michael L. Printz Award for young adult literature.
It’s a tender story, portraying the sweetness and awkwardness of first love, the almost guttural pain of feeling like an outsider in the wounding world of high school, and the sadness surrounding the life of a teen in an abusive family environment. The characters are deep, funny, and endearing – most strikingly Eleanor, one of the heroes of the novel.
Complete review at https://bookbonding.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/adolescent-sweetness-in-eleanor-park/
It’s a tender story, portraying the sweetness and awkwardness of first love, the almost guttural pain of feeling like an outsider in the wounding world of high school, and the sadness surrounding the life of a teen in an abusive family environment. The characters are deep, funny, and endearing – most strikingly Eleanor, one of the heroes of the novel.
Complete review at https://bookbonding.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/adolescent-sweetness-in-eleanor-park/
why don’t more people talk about this? how many tears is too many tears? where is the movie adaptation?
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It is cute and fun, punk rock and comics... yet it is also a look at life issues. I loved the '80s pop culture references and I loved the realism.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes