Week 3: Eleanor & Park

Author: Rainbow Rowell
Published: February 26, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

"Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try."

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If you're into young romances type of books then you'll certainly love this book! But it's not an ordinary love cliche stories (for me) and I love how Rainbow Rowell put them in words.So there's this girl who named Eleanor and she's not the usual typical teenage girl who's into dresses, make ups or the girly stuff that normally a teenage girl do. She's more fond of wearing weird clothes and her red hair makes herself different from her schoolmates. In line with that, her school mates call her "Big Red" because she's big and also because of her hair. Then there's Park, the good-looking Asian boy who'll fall for this girl. 


They usually met at the bus because they're in the same school but at first they really feel awkward and uncomfortable at the same time. The two of them became friends when they realize that they have a lot in common like their favorite musics and comics. 

The story comes along with the two sides of the characters, they have their own POV and it comes along with the pages since you’ll certainly recognize their thoughts. There are so many accomplishments, happenings and discrete situations between the characters of this story. For example, the way Eleanor or Park reside in their families; and the life of being a high school student or the certainty of self experiences that he or she exceed.

It’s kind of endearing how Rainbow Rowell weaves the stories and put in words to construct this story. Basically for me Eleanor & Park will extend your second thoughts at the last page of the story. You’ll ever think of what will happen next? Is there a part two or sequel for this novel? Or this story is just about the way it is? 

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