Sometimes, you just need a book that you don't really need to think about. Eleanor and Park is such a simple idea, but so well written and easy to follow, and I love Rainbow Rowell's writing. It's one of those stories where you think you know where it's going, but you're not sure because nothing's ever that simple. It's sickenly teenage in places, as the two main characters are both 16, but it's not a typical boy meets girl kind of novel, which I think is why I enjoyed reading it so much.
I also really loved the structure, because the narration goes between Eleanor and Park. I loved how sometimes their narration would overlap, so you get to see the same situation from both points of view and how much they would differ, or judge each other wrongly. The chapters vary in length and style too, so it's easy to get lost in and think 'just one more chapter'.
For me, it was a reminder that you just don't know how other people are thinking, so don't set yourself up to be the person you think they think you are.
What have you been reading recently?
n xx
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