Eleanor & Park

Paperback, 474 pages

English language

Published Feb. 7, 2018 by Thorndike Press Large Print.

ISBN:
978-1-4328-5043-2
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4 stars (17 reviews)

Two misfits. One extraordinary love.

Eleanor

...Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough... Eleanor.

Park

...He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises... Park.

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.

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It was a lovely love story, but I find myself wondering if I can have only so many love stories in my life.
I think the reason for people loving this book is the same Park gives as a reason for why Romeo and Juliet is so popular:
"Because…" he said quietly, looking at his desk, "because people want to remember what it's like to be young? And in love?"

Review of 'Eleanor & Park' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Entiendo por qué ha gustado tanto esta novela, y lo comparto en parte. Está muy bien narrada (aunque en el último episodio se salta la cronología lineal que hay a lo largo de toda la novela), y los personajes se hacen querer, porque Eleanor me ha llegado un poco más hondo de lo habitual; llorar por ella no es algo que haga habitualmente, pero es que soy una sentimental xD
Y la relación amorosa tiene su sentido, da sus pasos, y no se convierte en la típica novela adolescente de "oh, los protagonistas tienen un enamoramiento fugaz y se aman eternamente".

Otra cosa que me ha encantado son las referencias. Eleanor haciendo mención a la Enterprise, o lo de la Fuerza; y una de las amigas de ella, haciendo mención a los combates de Rocky en cierto momento. (El tema de cómics no lo comento, que no lo tengo …

Review of 'Eleanor and Park' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I adored this book. I picked it up at the library based on just the title, having heard it recommended as a fantastic read by someone on Reddit. I'm glad I didn't read any reviews or the synopsis before getting it, as it was a bit like unwrapping a present.

Eleanor is a misfit from a poor, dysfunctional family. Her stepfather is deplorable, and her mother is broken and weak. Park is the token Asian kid in this neighborhood of Omaha (half-Korean), and straddles between his popular friends and being himself. Thrown together on the bus, an odd friendship evolves into romance. Rowell did a great job of capturing first love and the awkwardness of high school / finding your place in the world. The dichotomy of Park's family (they were pretty fantastic, lucky boy) and Eleanor's awful home life (not only poor, but abusive and scary) was perfectly drawn …

Review of 'Eleanor and Park' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

No puedo otra cosa que aplaudir a Rainbow Rowell. Me es completamente imposible. Y te preguntarás el porqué. Y la respuesta es sencilla. Ha escrito una novela que merece la pena disfrutar línea a línea. Porque sientes conforme sus protagonistas sienten. Porque como el arte, no busca la belleza, sino generar sentimientos. ¡Y vaya si los genera!
Creo que el punto básico de la historia es que la autora no se ha parado a idealizar a sus personajes. Y es que no es necesario y se agradece enormemente. Una chica llamativa, con curvas, de verdad. Un chico que no se siente atractivo. Amor que nace del roce más directo. Una llama que empieza con una chispa y quema todo lo que se pone a su alcance. Verdadera magia que hace su teatro a través de las páginas de esta obra. Verdaderamente, ha conseguido hacer que me preocupe por la relación …

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