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Eleanor & Park
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Start date
November 1, 2013
Finish date
November 30, 2013
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Michael
After thoroughly enjoying Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, I was curious and eager to pick up her earlier works, Attachments and Eleanor and Park.

Reading them all within a relatively short span of time may not have been a great idea because I began to notice similarities between all three. These are things I might not necessarily have seen had I read them with a bit more space in them.

Rowell tells the story of unconventional romantic entanglements. But these aren't necessarily your Hollywood formula r
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Shay
Sep 29, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: banned-books
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Heather
While I was in the middle of this it seemed a bit intense for pandemic reading, but it's such an extraordinary story, it ended up not mattering. I loved the two protagonists, Eleanor and Park, and their quirky teenaged selves.

Cover: Love it.
Narrator: Fine
Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Whew. I'm not sure I can figure them out.

Themes: abuse, 16-year-olds, Omaha NE, predator, bullying, racial discrimination, music, comic books
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Michael
Ok so once more a complaint to goodread for not have half stars.

On to the book I will keep this short much like the book.
I went into this with exceptions of heart smashing TFOIS style YA book.
It was not and that is fine it was a nice he said she said style of read and why I felt for what the characters I was never really pulled to far in and or that emotional vested. It was a fast read and I enjoyed my time with the book
All in all not bad.
Tater Wormsbecker
I hate everything. I haven't cried at the end of a book since last year. This was perfection and nowhere heart hurts. ...more
Bethany S
Nov 18, 2013 marked it as to-read
Erin
Dec 11, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kelli V Spann
Dec 30, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio
KayLynn Zollinger
Jan 08, 2014 marked it as to-read
Julianne
Jan 15, 2014 rated it really liked it
Wendy
Feb 22, 2014 marked it as to-read
Dory
May 08, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
K Crickmore
Aug 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
DeeAnn
Oct 15, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Nov 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Christin
Dec 21, 2014 marked it as to-read
Heatherb
Jan 14, 2015 rated it really liked it
Laura
Jan 28, 2015 marked it as to-read
Devon
Jan 24, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library, romance
Emma
Apr 17, 2016 marked it as to-read
Donna
Oct 31, 2016 rated it really liked it
Mirliz
Dec 02, 2016 marked it as to-read
Holly
Aug 09, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Brenda
Jul 28, 2018 marked it as to-read
Tomi
Aug 05, 2018 marked it as to-read
Leslie
Aug 23, 2018 marked it as to-read
Holly
Jan 19, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: library-books
Renee Cockram
Oct 14, 2020 rated it it was amazing