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Book Review of Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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This book was not like I expected it to be. The very first page threw me for a loop because of the extensive cursing by the kids on the school bus. Luckily it toned down. After that this story was just odd. But I kinda liked it. Eleanor and Park are "weird" kids - the author's own description - who end up falling deeply and weirdly in love with each other. It really was a weird type of love. They were very strange and awkward with each other - so much so I felt sorry and awkward for them. But there was something about the story that I liked. I wanted to know what was going to happen next in their weirdness with each other. Unfortunately the ending left me feeling unresolved about their story and desperately needs a sequel.