Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Review by Madeline M
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell was a very interesting read. With its diverse group of characters, very real and difficult parts of life, and what actual true love is like, this book will captivate you without you even realising it.
This book is set in the 80’s, and it follows the different points of view from Eleanor, a new girl at the school and is from a big family. She is very poetic and brilliant. And Park who has lived in the same house his whole life, and loves music and comic books. In this book you see Eleanor and Park fall in love and mature with each other. This book very much represents what real life is like, and that means that there is not always a happy ending.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a real book. It demonstrates what real life is like and shows what true life is like. It demonstrates what actual love and romantic relationships are like. True love doesn’t exist is real life. Eleanor & Park made me feel a whole rainbow of emotions, and I could relate to Eleanor because of her insecurities about herself. This book is humorous, insightful, and makes me wish I was a teenager in the 80’s.
