Friday, 25 July 2014

Eleanor & Park

"Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something." 


Hey Guys,
I don't know about you but after finished The Fault in Our Stars I had an "okay" shaped whole in my heart that, I felt, needed to be filled. If I could award a book six flowers I would! This book is so delightfully heartwarming that I actually smiled the whole time I was reading it. I can see some people saying that you can't compare anything to The Fault in Our Stars, but these books, in many ways, are nothing alike. 

Rainbow Rowell has managed to effortlessly write from both a male and female point of view without it seeming too similar or feminine. The two main characters, Eleanor and Park, aren't the kind of people you would consider to feature in typical teenage romance novel, but that's why I believe this book is for anyone; so many people can relate to what Eleanor and Park are going through as they actually seem like they could be real.

Without giving too much away, I need another book to follow on from this one, simply because of the ending; the last four words leave the book on such a cliff hanger that you no longer know what to do with yourself after finishing it.

Eleanor & Park even has a quote from John Green himself on the front cover, stating his opinion on the book; he writes, "Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."

On a side note I just wanted to mention that this book is written in third person, in case any of you guys prefer to read books that are in first person, as I know I do but I still recommend you to read Eleanor & Park as I think it will change your mind.

I seriously recommend you guys to read this book but unfortunately it is not for any young readers, (which I would consider to be under 12/13) so as much as I would love you to read this book, please don't if you are under this age.
You can find Rainbow Rowell here!

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