The character’s music preferences and references to pop culture, highlight the time this book is set in. Set in the 80s, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell stood out from the numerous other YA books set in today’s time.
Their interaction starts with sharing a seat on the school bus, to quietly watching one another, to sharing comic books, music, hand holding, a phone call and so much more. He loves music and comic books and struggles with being Korean and American in their town. Park is the kid dressed in black with his head bopping to his headphones. “My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her.”
She is bullied at school and her clothing style is unique, she struggles with herself image because she isn’t slight in frame.
Sharing his seat on the bus with the new strange girl totally worked out for Park! Slowly Park breaks down Eleanor’s pain of her home life and they learn to trust one another. It’s hard for me to handle the fact that these two aren’t actually living and breathing somewhere out there. Their relationship was so beautifully written, humorous at times and smile inducing while tugging hard at your heart. The story of Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is a realistic paced tale of two high school students, Eleanor and Park, who find everything in one another on a loud school bus. Set over the course of one school year in 1986, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is funny, sad, shocking and true – an exquisite nostalgia trip for anyone who has never forgotten their first love.īook Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you’re 16, and you have nothing and everything to lose. Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall in love. Quiet, careful and – in Eleanor’s eyes – impossibly cool, Park’s worked out that flying under the radar is the best way to get by. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. All mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she couldn’t stick out more if she tried. Theme: Gender Expression, the Importance of Identityīook Summary: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellĮleanor is the new girl in town, and she’s never felt more alone. Major Characters: Eleanor Douglas, Park Sheridan
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