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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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By Ann · 67 posts · 992 views
last updated Jan 17, 2023 03:51PM
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Ha! Actually it's 3,5 stars (when is Goodreads going to add the half stars in its system???). Anyway. I love: the 80s setting, all the music and stuff (although besides music and walkman, I guess there's nothing much about the 80s in this book), the characters (eleanor is quite ok and park- although a little bit too hopelessly romantic for my taste - is kinda cute), and the feeling I had when reading this book (reminiscing about the past, uh huh).
I don't really like: the predictable drama (outsi ...more
I don't really like: the predictable drama (outsi ...more
I just finished this book and I really liked it. I loved the two main characters - espcially Park. Eleanor is quite broken - but we can see why when we meet her family. This is a very sweet love story and it barely touches the sex surface. This could be a good thing for some younger readers but there is quite a lot of bullying and terrible graphic language.
My main issue with this book is Eleanor's family and more specifically, her mother. Oh Eleanor's mother! This is hard to read because she is ...more
My main issue with this book is Eleanor's family and more specifically, her mother. Oh Eleanor's mother! This is hard to read because she is ...more
A wonderful story of teenage first love set against the awesome alt music background of the mid '80s. Eleanor and Park are a pair of Omaha misfits that figure out slowly, gently that they fit in perfectly when they are with each other. Beautifully and sensitively written. A superb book.
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A wonderful story of teenage first love set against the awesome alt music background of the mid '80s. Eleanor are a pair of Omaha misfits that figure out slowly, gently that they fit in perfectly when they are with each other. Beautifully and sensitively written. A superb book.
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Wow, can't put in to words how much I enjoyed this book....full of the music of my adolescence with wonderful characters and dialogue. A MUST READ!
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Oct 07, 2014
Missy
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really liked it
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Jan 02, 2015
Lori
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it was amazing
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