Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Author: Rainbow Rowell
Original title: Eleanor & Park
Pages: 400
Edition Language: Russian
Series: no
Format: ebook
Genres: Contemporary
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Blurb:    
   Two misfits. One extraordinary love.
    Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

  My thoughts: 

       This follows the story of two young people named Eleanor and Park, who meet on the bus journey to school. It tells of their unlikely friendship and how this grows over time to become something much more.

      To be frank, there is a number of things I did not like, but still I gave it 3 stars. I did enjoy it for some mysterious reason. Although this book is about teenagers, it was well written for adults. It very much speaks to adults, recalling the awkward adolescent years. There were parts that were sad, mainly with Eleanor's family. At times it was rather slow as not much was happening. The constant point-of-view switches were slightly distracting and I didn't believe the relationship, that zoomed from zero to 100 in intensity.

      All said, I still enjoyed this book way more than famous Fangirl and recommend it if you feel nostalgic about your adolescence years.

Rating:  

    3/5