Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Source: Library
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Source: Library
Summary
"Bono met his wife in high school," Park says.
"So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be," she says, "we’re sixteen."
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Shallow, confused, then dead."
''I love you," Park says.
"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be."
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love – and just how hard it pulled you under.
"So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be," she says, "we’re sixteen."
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Shallow, confused, then dead."
''I love you," Park says.
"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.
"I’m not kidding," he says.
"You should be."
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love – and just how hard it pulled you under.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is one of those rare gems in Contemporary YA. The genre is filled with fun reads, which isn't bad if you want a light read, but sometimes you want something a little more serious. Eleanor & Park is the story of two people who don't feel like they belong in the world they live in but find where they belong in each other. It stands out as among all those light reads by tackling some tough issues without being preachy or trite. It has been a while since I read a book that resonated with me as deeply as Eleanor & Park did.
