This book was recommended to me thru goodreads and amazon due to my excessive John Green (who has a blurb on the back cover) habit from the beginning of the year. I can see the connection, there is definitely a the Fault in our Stars vibe about the love between two people who feel like outsiders. I wasn’t terribly impressed with the first few chapters, but once Eleanor and Park’s flirtation begins the novel picks up. Set in 1986 Omaha. NE, Eleanor & Park is […]
“‘I just want to break that song into pieces,’ she said, ‘and love them all to death.'”
Eleanor & Park is a book that’s been rightfully reviewed on this site before. It’s a book about first love, first heartbreak, family, and the people that you find that make everything better. I’ve actually read this book before, when it first came out, but last week a friend of mine read it for the first time and I was inspired to read through it again. Fair warning, if you haven’t yet read it (and you should!), there will be spoilers about the ending ahead. […]
MelBivDevoe’s CBR Review #2 – Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
I decided, since I’m still on vacation for another day yet, to start reading my second Cannonball selection, “Eleanor & Park” by Rainbow Rowell, this morning.