karineamaral's review against another edition
3.0
Não curti muito o livro, achei tudo muito raso e a Eleanor não me cativou nada. Fiquei esperando um desenvolvimento maior dos problemas familiares dela mas isso não veio.
Por algum motivo não consegui dar menos de 3 estrelas mas esse rating pode mudar em breve.
Por algum motivo não consegui dar menos de 3 estrelas mas esse rating pode mudar em breve.
emilyppolk's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
esmeclare's review against another edition
5.0
Me encanta demasiado, es super bueno, especial y que no todas las historias de amor tienen la misma formula, simplemente esta mujer sabe como usar las palabras y que son tan especiales sus personajes que me hacen sentir tan identificada, que son muy reales, llenos de miles de sentimientos, a pesar de leerlo hace tiempo, sigo teniendo el recuerdo de su forma de interactuar tan especial y distinta, de como son ellos tan distintos y como es que nos muestran sus formas de ser tan inusuales que no te imaginas que vayan a encajar, pero Rowell hace que encajen perfectamente y funcionen como lo tienen que hacer.
c0urtn3yy's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book; but I'm not really seeing what all the hullabaloo is about... people that think this book is contraversal must just have nothing better to do I guess. some parts are kinda ugly, but so is real life. I thought this was a fairly realistic love story between a couple of misfit teens. but apparently stories like this are only acceptable when vampires are involved. Eleanor's side of the story makes my heart hurt. but speaking of sides, I LOVED the back and forth writing between Eleanor's thoughts and Park's thoughts to tell the story. and I'm torn whether I hate or love the ending.
[maybe this next part is a spoiler?]
having to assume the outcome is both refreshing and aggravating at the same time.
[maybe this next part is a spoiler?]
having to assume the outcome is both refreshing and aggravating at the same time.
upstatelibrarygal's review against another edition
5.0
I adored this book. Great companion/read alike for "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen.
renacuajo's review against another edition
3.0
Eleanor and Park is a book that practically everyone who reads YA recommends to you. It's supposed to be this super cute love story between two unlikely characters (the chubby new girl with unruly red hair who lives with her numerous family in an abusive household and her Korean-American neighbor) set in the 80s.
Well, it turns out that I didn't find this as cute and adorable and heart-eyes-emoji as everyone says it is. Eleanor's family life is not one we get to see much of in YA fiction, Park is a character that we also don't read a lot about, and not a lot of YA books are set in the 80s—which are all great aspects of the story that certainly make it unique—but their relationship was rather odd to me, to say the least. Eleanor would get mad at him for the dumbest reasons, and would make a scene at the most inopportune moments. Whenever he wanted to help her out, she just flat out pushed him away without very well explaining why she preferred to not have him call out or confront her bullies in school.
Moreover, the ending did not fulfill my expectations AT ALL and after it was all over, there were still many questions left unanswered.
Eleanor's home setting is one that I think the author could've really built upon and used it to her advantage to talk about such a taboo topic. I really felt for Eleanor whenever it was described how she had to behave as if she was invisible in her own home. But I still felt kind of empty in that aspect.
Maybe if I was younger I would've totally swooned over this book, but at this point in my life it was nothing to write home about. I still gave it three stars because it was entertaining and it kept me amused enough to finish it, but it's not probably a book I'd repeat.
Well, it turns out that I didn't find this as cute and adorable and heart-eyes-emoji as everyone says it is. Eleanor's family life is not one we get to see much of in YA fiction, Park is a character that we also don't read a lot about, and not a lot of YA books are set in the 80s—which are all great aspects of the story that certainly make it unique—but their relationship was rather odd to me, to say the least. Eleanor would get mad at him for the dumbest reasons, and would make a scene at the most inopportune moments. Whenever he wanted to help her out, she just flat out pushed him away without very well explaining why she preferred to not have him call out or confront her bullies in school.
Moreover, the ending did not fulfill my expectations AT ALL and after it was all over, there were still many questions left unanswered.
Spoiler
What became of Eleanor's family after she left? Why did Richie go out of his way to make Eleanor's life so miserable? Why did Richie write those horrible messages in her textbooks? Who really dumped Eleanor's clothes in the toilet?Eleanor's home setting is one that I think the author could've really built upon and used it to her advantage to talk about such a taboo topic. I really felt for Eleanor whenever it was described how she had to behave as if she was invisible in her own home. But I still felt kind of empty in that aspect.
Maybe if I was younger I would've totally swooned over this book, but at this point in my life it was nothing to write home about. I still gave it three stars because it was entertaining and it kept me amused enough to finish it, but it's not probably a book I'd repeat.
occultislm's review against another edition
4.0
I found the book to be quite nice and lovely but not really captivating in any way. The relationship between Park and Eleanor wasn’t the sweetest one I’ve ever read about but it was nice enough to keep me reading. The story was a bit boring and slow-paced and only concentrated on the relationship, which I wasn’t the biggest fan of. The ending was sad but I didn’t mind it. The best element that this book has are the amazing characters that Rainbow managed to create. They are not black or white, not perfect little angels or evil to the core. They are realistic and it’s easy to both admire them and recognise their flaws, which is an aspect that I absolutely adore but unfortunately, it’s the only part that I admire. Most other things could’ve been done better. This is the first Rainbow Rowell book I read and I really hope that her other books are better.
Edit: I have to up my rating to 4 stars, simply because I realized that this book meant more for me than I originally thought, and I definitely want to re-read it sometime soon.
Edit: I have to up my rating to 4 stars, simply because I realized that this book meant more for me than I originally thought, and I definitely want to re-read it sometime soon.
alisa4books's review against another edition
4.0
Destined to become a classic for teens? I think so.