Eleanor & Park

3 stars

A tad underwhelming. I very much enjoyed the book, but with all the incredible acclamation, I expected a lot more from it. I like that it tackles a lot of important social issues (such as domestic violence, racism, fatphobia, homophobia, bullying, sexism, etc.), but the way some of them are brought up and handled doesn't quite sit well with me. I don't know if that was the author's goal. The narrative was a bit lazy, but I really liked that there were both Eleanor and Park's points of view, and I couldn't help but melt and blush whenever they mentioned each other lovingly. I liked the ending, but I feel it could be better. Felt a bit rushed. But the last part left me hopeful, so I can't really complain.