Author: Rainbow Rowell
Genre: Coming of Age
Rating: 9
When it comes to buying books for my classroom I usually purchase with little hesitation. If it sounds good, I buy it. For whatever reason, when I came across this book I felt like I should read it before I purchased it. There was nothing that brought up a red flag or anything in the description of the book, I just wanted to make sure the book wasn't cheesy.
Although I am SO GLAD that I read this book, I am SO MAD that I missed out on buying this book for my classroom.
I read this book about two weeks ago. I don't know why it took me so long to write up a review, but this book was a great, fast read. The characters seemed like actual people, and the stories that they told were so incredibly true. I loved watching both Eleanor and Park grow over the course of the story, both as individuals and as a couple. They were sweet, even when their worlds were anything but.
I think that for today's students, where their world are more often in turmoil than not, this book is an important read. There are many different types of families in this book and they all have their issues. The characters seem real. They are not perfect but they are not so different that they seem as though they are a caricature of a person.
This book is filled with desire, hope and music. I would absolutely recommend this book so anyone.
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