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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

97 reviews

addsa_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Very good story, heartharming. The
bullying towards Eleanor, and the obscene notes towards her from Richie
are kinda messed up, I think they're handled in a very mature way. Although I wish it included things as an index, tw's, a list of resources for
domestic abuse
, and overall more work on the structure. This issues are probably edditiorial mistakes/faults, instead of actual content, so I enjoyed it a lot.

In summary,  Eleanor & Park is a heartwarming, yet mature and dark romantic artwork.


P. D. I read the Spanish Physical edition. 

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kitkat9698's review

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Characters were underdeveloped and racism/abuse seemed out of place/crass

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yolie's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

My favourite book of the year!

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beebeewin's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

What can I say but this is a very 2012 book in the worst way possible. This book felt like Rainbow Rowell wanted to hit on every hot button topic and make a "diverse" read, but failed to address any of them with any depth. It felt like she wrote about internalized racism, fatphobia, and abuse from a distance and as a way to make this book feel modern and relatable. Instead, it felt so dated and surface level. I know it is a teen romance primarily, but I feel like teens books never need to be this shallow. Even as a teen I think I would have felt conflicting. As a child abuse survivor, it felt like this book would have taught me all the wrong things, to ignore, disconnect, and avoid vulnerability. That being abused makes love impossible. Not to mention she is a White author righting about a mixed race Korean boy with what feels like no really knowledge on and zero effort to really understand what being a Korean American is like. Due to all these facts I could not connect with the characters or story. Not to mention the male narrator in this story did a horrible job voice acting as Eleanor. I was physically pained hearing him do her voice. Would not recommend this book to anyone and feel free to ignore the awards it got.

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pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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lovenecy's review

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emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I hated this ending. Implication endings are the worst.

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jennp28's review

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emotional hopeful sad
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I love Rainbow Roswell’s writing style. I liked how this one changed back and forth between POV sometimes after only a sentence or two. I just wanted to hug both of the MCs. 

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oyuna152's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.5


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amandabooktopia's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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eleanorjane_17's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

4.5

A beautiful story about self discovery and acceptance and about two teenagers finding first love. There are dark themes in the book but overall it is a sweet story about lovable characters Eleanor and Park. I loved the ending it was the perfect way to finish the book.

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