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Eleanor & Park
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Start date
November 1, 2013
Finish date
November 30, 2013
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Jennifer
May 29, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: library, fiction, teen
I'm giving this book three stars instead of five because while I liked the book (especially the audiobook, the narrator was amazing), there is a lot of people who found the character of Park rather stereotypical and exotified. In addition, many of Eleanor's descriptions of Park and his mother contain very stereotypical and racist comments, and a complete lack of knowledge of Asian culture. While many people have found this book to be a great read, many POC have found this book to be a racist and ...more
Tetty Marlinda
I don't believe that 17-year-olds get happy endings. They get beginnings. ...more
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Jul 20, 2015 marked it as to-read
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