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Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

Discussion: Stand Alones

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Jan 17, 2014 Silvia Meadows rated it really liked it

4.5 ✰'s

Um, No! Where's the rest of the book? I know that it just didn't end like this did it. I mean, what the heck? That's not a way to end the story. I didn't get enough Eleanor and Park. I need more Eleanor and Park. For one, because I enjoyed remembering how weird and awkward it was to like somebody and how weird and awesome and freaky your first time is for like everything. This book definitely touched a special place in my heart.

Again.... I do not appreciate this ending. 3 words.... that c ...more

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May 15, 2014 Sabrina rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult

I thought this was a rare bestseller that lived up to the hype. There are some inconsistencies in the narration, for example, the issue of Park's racism is strangely handled. We are led to believe at the beginning that he is bullied because he's half Korean, but throughout the book he is portrayed otherwise. When he fights with his friend Steve because of Eleanor, Steve quickly gets over it and stops bothering Eleanor once he knows she is Park's girlfriend. Also, Tina, the queen bee, dated Park ...more

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Mar 01, 2014 Leylén rated it really liked it

Shelves: fuck-this-ending, beautiful

Ese final... NO.

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Dec 23, 2013 Caitlin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: on-my-bookshelf, on-my-kindle

I finished Eleanor & Park in one day. I'm a complete wreck. I don't think I've ever cried this much and this hard over a book. Just thinking about it now is making me cry. Amazing. This book. Just. I can't even. No words. ...more

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