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I almost can't even.... This book is so practically perfect in every way (thank you Mary Poppins) that I can't think of a simile good enough (though Rainbow Rowell certainly can; this story is filled with such swooningly good imagery....) It made me giddy, it made me cry. It's a damn good read.
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I was surprised by how much I liked this book. Maybe I'm just hormonal or something, but this was a really sweet story. There were some edgy bits poking through, but it did warm my heart a little and reminded me about how nice it is when you like someone and they like you back. I loved the side characters, particularly Beebi and DeNice and Mr. Stessman. I could've used more of them. The narrative structure was well done and I thought it was an excellent choice to set this in the 80's. I'm not ev
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It's always so hard to review a YA book as an adult, especially one about first love and difficult families. Eleanor and Park are two misfits (well, she's definitely a misfit, he seems fairly well-adjusted) who get stuck sitting next to each other on the school bus. Eventually, they begin to bond over comic books and next thing you know they are in a full blown teenage romance. I really enjoyed the back and forth narrative as I love seeing how the same scene can be viewed through each participan
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Thoroughly enjoyed. So many YA novels are angsty and melodramatic and I end up rolling my eyes or worse, wanting to throw them against the wall. This was different, and I would love to read more of Rowell's work.
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This is a raw, tragic love story. It was a page turner and kept me engaged. That being said, the obscenities and content didn't appeal to me at all.
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The language in this is really rough and uncomfortable in places and some of the subject matter was very difficult but, man, it was good.
The kind of book that just makes you feel all achey inside.
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