Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
This book was ok. It is described as a book about two star crossed lovers, and I guess this is true. They don't die at the end, so it's not like another pair of star crossed lovers we all are familiar with.
Eleanor and Park meet on the school bus. Eleanor is the new girl, and no one wants her to sit in their seat, but in the end, Park lets her into his. Park thinks she is weird, to put it mildly. For weeks, they don't talk, but Park notices that she reads his comic books while he is reading them. They become friends, but soon become much more.
Eleanor's home life sucks. The reason she is a new student is because she is finally home. She has been staying with friends for a year because her asshole stepfather kicked her out. She has four younger siblings, and all five of them have to share a room. The one bathroom in the house doesn't have a door, so there is no privacy for anyone, and her stepfather is abusive to her mother. Everyone has to walk on eggshells.
Eleanor and Park start to become closer. She lies to be able to spend time with Park at his house. Eleanor is tormented at school. Horrible notes are left on Eleanor's school books. Once she figures out who is doing it, she knows she must leave. Park helps her, then all communication is cut off.
My main problem with this book is that Park and Eleanor barely know each other, but, Park especially, act like they are each other's one true love forever. Maybe they are, but they are only sixteen.
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