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pilealady's review against another edition
2.0
“He tried again to remember what he’d thought the first time he saw her. He tried to remember how this had happened. How she went from someone he had never met to the only one that mattered.”
“Before she could help herself, her heart was breaking for him. Like it didn’t have anything better to break over. Maybe it didn’t.”
Musical. Silly. Stupid. And a quite terrible ending. The perfect book to casually move through and jump start a reading funk if you’re in one because there’s got to be better than this out there. Or I suppose it could sink you further into a funk. Read at your own peril.
“Before she could help herself, her heart was breaking for him. Like it didn’t have anything better to break over. Maybe it didn’t.”
Musical. Silly. Stupid. And a quite terrible ending. The perfect book to casually move through and jump start a reading funk if you’re in one because there’s got to be better than this out there. Or I suppose it could sink you further into a funk. Read at your own peril.
emgraceef's review against another edition
3.0
Eleanor is the new girl in town.
Park is the boy at the back of the bus.
Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way they do the first time, when you’re young, and you feel as though you have nothing and everything to lose.
Rainbow Rowell has yet again produced such an amazing storyline. With both a fantastic plot line and character development, I had to give this book 5 stars. Both character’s point of views were written simultaneously which really avoided a single, unreliable narrator. I believe this book does go slightly into abuse, especially with Eleanor’s family and Richie, however it’s only slight and nothing too ‘triggering’ occurs. That being said, I think Rowell has used both Protagonists’ families as a contrast. Eleanor comes from a dysfunctional home with four younger siblings, her mum and Richie, her abusive stepdad. Whereas Park lives with his younger brother, Josh and both of his parents, whom love each other. It is almost as if Rowell, at the start, wants us to believe that Park has the ‘perfect’ life.
For me, what really completed this book and brought it to a 5 star rating had to be Eleanor. At some points she did annoy me as a reader but she was not your stereotypical beautiful, tall, slim, model-type protagonist. She was just a chubby red-haired girl who was plastered in freckles. I loved how despite all of her imperfections and flaws, Park looked past all of that. Despite her mismatched clothes and awkward personality, Park still fell in love with her.
“She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
As for the ending of the book, Eleanor’s three words. I find it hard to believe after waiting this long, she wold write ‘I love you’. It doesn’t seem right. There are thousands of things she could have said. I miss you. Park, please stop. See you soon. I like to believe that whatever she wrote, whatever those three words were, they had a deeper meaning. A significance to something else in the book.I JUST WANT TO KNOW!
Park is the boy at the back of the bus.
Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way they do the first time, when you’re young, and you feel as though you have nothing and everything to lose.
Rainbow Rowell has yet again produced such an amazing storyline. With both a fantastic plot line and character development, I had to give this book 5 stars. Both character’s point of views were written simultaneously which really avoided a single, unreliable narrator. I believe this book does go slightly into abuse, especially with Eleanor’s family and Richie, however it’s only slight and nothing too ‘triggering’ occurs. That being said, I think Rowell has used both Protagonists’ families as a contrast. Eleanor comes from a dysfunctional home with four younger siblings, her mum and Richie, her abusive stepdad. Whereas Park lives with his younger brother, Josh and both of his parents, whom love each other. It is almost as if Rowell, at the start, wants us to believe that Park has the ‘perfect’ life.
For me, what really completed this book and brought it to a 5 star rating had to be Eleanor. At some points she did annoy me as a reader but she was not your stereotypical beautiful, tall, slim, model-type protagonist. She was just a chubby red-haired girl who was plastered in freckles. I loved how despite all of her imperfections and flaws, Park looked past all of that. Despite her mismatched clothes and awkward personality, Park still fell in love with her.
“She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
As for the ending of the book, Eleanor’s three words. I find it hard to believe after waiting this long, she wold write ‘I love you’. It doesn’t seem right. There are thousands of things she could have said. I miss you. Park, please stop. See you soon. I like to believe that whatever she wrote, whatever those three words were, they had a deeper meaning. A significance to something else in the book.
amiemarisa's review against another edition
5.0
Very cute little book which brings everyone back to their crush when they were at school.
amandazaccaro's review against another edition
4.0
It’s the perfect amount of angst and young love mixed together. Fast paced as it tells each of their perspectives and breathtakingly honest as two misfits fall in love.
kattshire's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I like the book overall. It made me laugh, tear up, angry, and in love. I love how 'teen' their thoughts and actions were. But I just hoped the ending didn't feel like it was a bit rushed.
sarahcrowell's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bradleyallen's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
aleksandra10's review against another edition
1.0
Would have been much better had it not been named „contemporary”. This doesn’t happen in real life!!! People have family problems, but there is no „park” in their lives to lean on and talk to... stupid!
Dnf’ed at 50%
They don’t need to look like red fat bubbles of cotton to be a misfited mess. No need to have small eyes or awkward stuff in hair to be not understood. It is a cute portrayal of some teenage romance drama, nothing else. Dont you dare make that AND the whatever the stepdad’s name was situation RELATABLE. Loneliness is what is worse than anything one could possibly experience.
Times when I would fall for this bullshit are over...
Dnf’ed at 50%
They don’t need to look like red fat bubbles of cotton to be a misfited mess. No need to have small eyes or awkward stuff in hair to be not understood. It is a cute portrayal of some teenage romance drama, nothing else. Dont you dare make that AND the whatever the stepdad’s name was situation RELATABLE. Loneliness is what is worse than anything one could possibly experience.
Times when I would fall for this bullshit are over...