Once after finishing Fangirl, I couldn't stop myself from reading her books so I picked Eleanor and Park and Oh GOD!!
Let's just begin with a standing ovation to the wonderful Rainbow Rowell for giving us this book. MAJORLY Because she doesn't want to kill off characters for the sake of adding pain or 'Value' to the story. Yet...She does something to you that makes you go like...
Eleanor and Park are so vivid, so unique, so much together and so much more apart. That is what hits you really hard in this book, you just can't take it when they are apart. The book brilliantly explains the insecurities that almost every girl goes through, every change a boy goes through at a certain stage of their life.
The book makes you feel what it is like to be loved, what it's like when you have that one person with you and all problems don't matter anymore.
The story is set in 1980's, with music, comics and sneaky phone calls you can actually feel yourself standing there watching it all happen. The high school love unfolds itself in the most beautiful way. To be honest, the relationship between Park and Eleanor, or even their relationship with other members of the family, seems almost unrealistic for today, but the point is you hope it's true.
You hope people like Eleanor exist, You hope people like Park exist. You hope People like Park would do anything for people like Eleanor. You realize falling in love was never cliche. You realize how good it feels to have someone who's the Sun for you.
I also liked Park's parents who made it work everytime with each other no matter how ugly the situation is. And thats why like Park, I was curious too to know how his parents met.
So read the book. Just read it. Feel it, Cry, Smile, Love, and thank the author once you do. She brought back all the good feelings inside back to life. She made you feel young and happy again.
You know what I do when I'm overwhelmed with happiness...
STAR SHOWERS!!!
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE THREE WORDS. DO NOT ASK ME. IT'S A HAPPY ENDING. MAKE PEACE WITH IT AND GO BACK TO CRYING.
Tell me what you think about the book in the comments below.
Loads of Love
Jayshree Sridhar
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