The Premise
Eleanor and Park is the story of forbidden teenage love. Sophomores Eleanor and Park don't know each other. Eleanor is just the poor, nerdy new girl, and Park is the mysterious lost love. They meet on the bus, when Eleanor has no place to sit, so he scoots over in his reserved bus seat. Thus leads to an amazing relationship between the two. This book takes place in Nebraska in 1986. Eleanor isn't very rich; her mother remarried to an abusive man named Richie. She hides herself behind crazy clothes and very bad life. When her and Park start going out, she can't tell her stepdad, fearing he might kick her out...again.
My Reaction
This book was not at all how I thought it would be. I don't really know but I couldn't really wrap my mind around the plot when I read the back of it. This book was ok, I was expecting it to be more action packed, it's kind of like a chick flick almost. I think that it was a really cute and sentimental story to read, just not what I was expecting.
Overall, I give this book an 8/10. If you are into chick flick or romance extreme books, this is a book for you.
