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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

Genre Group Read (Humour) - December 2016 - You Are Not So Smart
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last updated Dec 28, 2016 04:05PM

Alternate Group Read (Classics) - December 2016 - Mansfield Park
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last updated Dec 04, 2016 09:34AM

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Feb 08, 2016 Ivy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: checked-out-from-library, 2016-challenges

This is the book that was chosen for the 2016 genre group read. February - Romance / Chick lit.

5 stars

Very good book. Hope Eleanor and Park see each other again in the future. Really hated Richie. Glad the family moved away from him. Really, really good book. Also hope Eleanor is doing okay at her new school.

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Feb 04, 2016 Cindy (BKind2Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: popsugar-challenge, 2016-genre-challenge

A quirky story about a romance between two teens trying to navigate through the difficult waters of adolescence. Eleanor is the new girl at school, she dresses funny (strange, not haha), and she has a difficult home life. Park is the smart, slightly nerdy half-Korean boy. Their relationship is difficult at first, but as time passes, they become friends and eventually fall in love. The story is sweet and seems true to the time period it portrays (late 80s).

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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.

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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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Apr 15, 2014 Pamela Dae rated it liked it

A sweet romantic look at first love. Read my full review plus get a book club menu and playlist of music at http://daeandwrite.wordpress.com/2014... ...more

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Feb 20, 2020 Brandy McDuffie rated it liked it

I liked this book so much that I read it in record time for me. I was in rush to find out what would happen and the ending just squashed it all. So many questions unanswered. It was a very easy read and I enjoyed it.

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