Reviews with content warning for Xenophobia - Eleanor and Park

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Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

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remindmetoread's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

First read 2015.
This book was wonderful. Every sentence put butterflies in my stomach. Pretty much. I feel like Rainbow Rowell captured the first love experience so well. A lot better than Romeo & Juliet. It's so fantastic. So cute. So everything. I was feeling so nostalgic because I've never read a book so relatable of young love. I felt like Eleanor & Park understood me and it was so beautifully written.

Update: I stand by my original review. I still felt the same feelings reading this book 9 years a part. It just really takes me back to being in love in high school. I know there's problems in this book with race, but I really just chuck it up to the time period. The author is a white woman, so I did question if it's her place to create a perspective of a half-Korean family. Were there sensitivity readers? Is this a good representation of a Korean woman marrying a white man who came to her country for war? All that was in the back of my mind, but when I don't think too hard about it, I just love what Eleanor and Park are able to make out of their situations. It just felt so high school. How did Rainbow Rowell capture it so well? How could she transport me like that? Not that I had the exact experiences of Eleanor. It was just the feelings. It triggered giddiness for me. I was overwhelmed with heart eyes.

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queenofsages's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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someonestia's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

first of all, the book is racist. there are a lot of xenophobic comments made on behalf of the mc and his family. the other mc’s racism is excused as something funny or that she can’t help. Secondly, its quite slow and boring at times. its just not a good book.

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lenawijn's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Voor de derde keer gelezen, dit keer voor een paper over racistische ideologieën. Het boek is al langer in opspraak voor het verkeerd benaderen van interraciale relaties, het fetishizen van Aziatisch-Amerikaanse personen en het rechtvaardigen van (geïnternaliseerd) racisme. Het feit dat het boek geen tegenbeweging maakt is voor mij problematisch. Ik vind dat de onderwerpen van huiselijk geweld en pesten daarentegen wel goed besproken worden.

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ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

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lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Please read this review of the book:
http://elloellenoh.tumblr.com/post/83411304305/whats-your-opinion-on-eleanor-park
Eleanor & Park was written by a white person. The book has received a lot of valid criticism about its portrayal of its Korean/Half-Korean characters. I invite you to check the link at the beginning of my review to get a better understanding as to why.

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