I don’t even know what to
say about this book…without A) gushing and blubbering or B) getting *way* too personal
about myself and high school (let’s just all agree that we don’t need to go there).
Just read this…it will tear out your heart in the best possible way. And if you aren’t already convinced…it takes
place in 1986…and she includes all
kinds of new wave music references… Smiths, U2, Elvis Costello ect. This is going to be one of my favorite books
of the year…I can already tell.
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon
Best Book of the Month, March 2013: While Eleanor & Park is technically classified
as YA lit and has a cutesy cover, don’t let the stigma of “books for teens”
fool or deter you. It is written about teens,
sure, but the themes are so universal that anyone who survived high school will
relate to the lives of the two protagonists. Eleanor is the new girl in town
and her wild red hair and patchwork outfits are not helping her blend in. She
ends up sitting next to Park on the bus, whose tendencies towards comic books
don’t jibe with the rest of his family’s love of sports. They sit in awkward
silence every day until Park notices that Eleanor is reading his comics over
his shoulder; he begins to slide them closer to her side of the seat and thus
begins their love story. Their relationship grows gradually--making each other
mixed tapes (it is 1986 after all) and discussing X-Men characters--until they both find themselves looking forward to
the bus ride more than any other part of the day. Things aren’t easy: Eleanor
is bullied at school and then goes home to a threatening family situation;
Park’s parents do not approve of Eleanor’s awkward ways. Ultimately, though,
this is a book about two people who just really, really like each other and who
believe that they can overcome any obstacle standing in the way of their
happiness. It’s a gem of a book. --Caley
Anderson
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