"Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.
Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds — smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try."
Review:
This book was revered by my English teacher mother and shoved into my hands the moment she finished it, saying, "You just HAVE to read this!" Honestly, everyone I've talked to about this book has the same opinion: the ending was infuriating. If you had asked me my opinion on the book as soon as I finished it, I would have replied the same way everyone else had: frustrated. However, looking back, I think the frustrating ending is exactly what made this book worthwhile. Most teen romance novels all end the same way, with the lovers living happily ever after, setting us girls up for disappointment when we realize it's not how the real world is. This book had the mass appeal of teen romance novels but with way more twists and turns. The ending was probably the biggest twist of all. You won't need a tissue box to read this, but I would certainly sit far away from any fragile objects; you'll be tempted to throw them.
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.
Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds — smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try."
Review:
This book was revered by my English teacher mother and shoved into my hands the moment she finished it, saying, "You just HAVE to read this!" Honestly, everyone I've talked to about this book has the same opinion: the ending was infuriating. If you had asked me my opinion on the book as soon as I finished it, I would have replied the same way everyone else had: frustrated. However, looking back, I think the frustrating ending is exactly what made this book worthwhile. Most teen romance novels all end the same way, with the lovers living happily ever after, setting us girls up for disappointment when we realize it's not how the real world is. This book had the mass appeal of teen romance novels but with way more twists and turns. The ending was probably the biggest twist of all. You won't need a tissue box to read this, but I would certainly sit far away from any fragile objects; you'll be tempted to throw them.
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