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A review by jasminesimone
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
5.0
I know I've read this book at least 3 times, but I love it. I just can't help, but hope that in the end everything works out for the best.
Two misfit teenagers, Eleanor & Park, meet on a crowded school bus where they first bond over their love for comic books. Park lets Eleanor borrow one and then starts to bring her a stack at a time when he sees how quickly she reads them. He starts to make her playlists and shares hes headphones with her.
You would think that their love story would be cute, in many ways it was, but unfortunately both of them feel like outcasts. Eleanor is the new girl in town and Park is half Asian and feels like he has failed his father. I believe these underlying issues are what brought the two together. Park makes Eleanor feel safe from all of the students that tease her and her awful step-dad and Eleanor makes Park feel like finally someone sees him and accepts him for who he is.
Although the ending is not what I expected, I am content with how the book ended. Not all happy endings are the same.
Two misfit teenagers, Eleanor & Park, meet on a crowded school bus where they first bond over their love for comic books. Park lets Eleanor borrow one and then starts to bring her a stack at a time when he sees how quickly she reads them. He starts to make her playlists and shares hes headphones with her.
You would think that their love story would be cute, in many ways it was, but unfortunately both of them feel like outcasts. Eleanor is the new girl in town and Park is half Asian and feels like he has failed his father. I believe these underlying issues are what brought the two together. Park makes Eleanor feel safe from all of the students that tease her and her awful step-dad and Eleanor makes Park feel like finally someone sees him and accepts him for who he is.
Although the ending is not what I expected, I am content with how the book ended. Not all happy endings are the same.