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Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

Start date: September 1, 2014

Finish date: September 30, 2014

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Discussion leader: Roseanne

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Group Read Archive 2014-16

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What Members Thought

Sep 24, 2013 Melissa H rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult-read, so-you-like-ya-challenge, 2014-read, favorite-teen-books

I think I may actually like this one more than Fangirl. I'm also leery to read a second book by an artist when I liked the first one so much.

Reasons I loved it so much:

1. It's set in 1986, who doesn't love the 80s?
2. It's chock full 'geek' references: XMen, Watchmen, there is even a Doctor Who comment.
3. Eleanor and Park are just so damn cute together! ...more

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May 17, 2013 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, young-adult, favourites-2015

Wow I loved this so much. Eleanor was exactly like me, more like me than any other main character of a book I've read. ...more

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May 18, 2014 Celena rated it it was amazing

Author Rainbow Rowell seems to know her audience. If you are one of those readers who rarely picks up a YA novels but you've heard a lot about this one so you're thinking about reading it, don't be so surprised when you realise it's about being angsty teenagers and the thrill and disaster of new experiences. As a YA novel, yes this story has the ability to cross over and snag lots of adult readers. There's been a lot of discussion in reviews about the back and forth format of the narration. Agai ...more

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May 05, 2014 Alexia rated it really liked it

This is a very sweet book and clearly a weird non-horrenduous take on Romeo and Juliet. Apart from one scene that I can't see ANY teenager saying, not even one from Dawson's Creek it rang true. But I can forgive it as again - Romeo and Juliet.

Enjoyed it and would recommend. ...more

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Feb 02, 2016 Genna rated it liked it

Shelves: literary-merit

This book was pretty good. I think the author did an excellent job of taking you back to the first time you fell in love. She describes all the awkward moments and butterflies in the stomach that we all probably went through but have now forgotten. She also touches on what it feels like to be an outsider in school and to be picked on. I think she captures those moments quite well.

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