Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Eleanor & Park

There are many disturbing things in this book; Domestic abuse, compulsive lying, violence, and bullying. I don't condone all these things. It's disgusting!

All bullies and abusers need to go to therapy to be better people. (I know they are fictional; I'm talking about their real-life counterparts)

For some reason, I was drawn to this book, maybe because I was curious about their lives, aka Asian guy who is lost and a girl who knew who she was.

I hate that uniqueness and self-expression were teased or bullied. (for example, how Eleanor dressed or Park's eyeliner)

I can only imagine domestic abuse. I always wonder why people can't get out of abusive people, but it's far beyond easy due to the manipulation, pain, and control over them by the abuser. It pains me that people experience these kinds of things.

Richie needs jail time!!!

My heart broke every time Eleanor and the kids had to live and their basic needs were deprived. It must be hard to raise five children with a minimum or below minimum wage; I get the perfume; it was a luxury, but toothpaste? Oh my god!

Honestly, I was worried in the last few pages that Eleanor and Park might not reconnect, but thank the heavens, they did.

I wanted to believe that the three words are I love you, I miss you. Haha!

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madmadmaddymad's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed it. It’s definitely the sort of book that can remind you how intense emotions are when you are 17.

I started crying when Park’s dad let him go, and I didn’t stop until the last page.

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meeklovestoread's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The love story wasn't doing it for me. The way they got together rubbed me a little uncomfortably because he was literally a bystander to her getting harassed by his friends. Then they'd both having rude thoughts about each other. One that stuck out to me was how she kept calling him "stupid Asian kid". Like what does him being Asian have to do with anything. Also the representation in this book towards Asians wasn't it. I specifically remember a scene where he was expressing his concerns and his struggles of being half Asian and half white and being disconnected towards one from the other and kind of being white washed due to his predominantly white environment. And she just kind of dismissed his struggles. That didn't sit right with me at all. Overall I just found their romance pretty immature (but they were teens in love so I kinda dismissed that).

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theworldof11's review

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3.0

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schnuggeligeerdbeere44's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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bellaguiliano's review

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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smithy361's review

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lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a great read that’s set in the 80s. Although I try to stay away from books that involve domestic violence, I feel like it painted a picture of what survivors and their children face without getting too heavy. The romantic storyline didn’t go as I hoped, but I feel like the writing was more believable than other YA.

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samuel_walker's review

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challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

A good, well written story but the amount of family trauma was too much for me.

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