This week I read the book Elanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. This was a very good story and I liked it a lot. This book it about two kids who are sixteen years old. The book is set in 1986. Elanor is a "big girl" who returns to her home of Omaha after being kicked out for a year. She has bright red hair and that leads to kids nicknaming her Big Red. Her house is a very small house where she has multiple siblings and an abusive stepfather. Her family is extremely poor. Park is a reasonably wealthily fairly popular half-korean kid. Park would be an extremely popular boy if it wasn't his liking for comic books and different genres of music. On the first day of school though Elanor sits down next to Park and out of that springs a friendship that becomes much more.
I thought this was a very well written book and a realistic book about stereotypes, peer pressure and bullying. It focused a lot on real world issues and I thought that was very interesting. This is a more mature book for a little bit older kids. I think a couple of kids in the class are ready for it though. Overall I feel if you are ready for this book and understand everything this is a very good book.
I think is sounds like a good book and I will probably read it. I like how you described the book and I will give it a try.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Interesting! I'll have to try it!
ReplyDeleteI've had my sights set on this book for a while, but I wasn't entirely sure if I should read it or not. After seeing this review I probably will!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that I've heard a lot of people talking about this so I might try it.
ReplyDeleteThis book is amazing. My mom made me read it and unlike many of the things my mom makes me read, it was really, really good.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion, I have it, but am a little scared to read it. I will try it for next week. Thanks./
ReplyDeleteI have this book and I really want to read it. Thanks for the suggestion.
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