debby_joyblue reviewed Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Review of 'Eleanor & Park' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3+
336 pages
English language
Published Feb. 22, 2013
Eleanor & Park
4 stars
(8 reviews)
Eleanor is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. It is the name of a number of women of the high nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below 600 by the 1970s, again rose to rank 32 in the 2010s. Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the US was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history. Common hypocorisms include Elle, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, …
Eleanor is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. It is the name of a number of women of the high nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below 600 by the 1970s, again rose to rank 32 in the 2010s. Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the US was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history. Common hypocorisms include Elle, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Nella, Nellie, Nelly, and Nora.
ASquareClaire reviewed Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Review of 'Eleanor & Park' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It’s not that it’s a bad book... it’s just YA fiction. Emotionally speaking - it’s for kids. Some YA books are more than wonderful to read, even as an adult, but this just wasn’t one of them for me. Would have loved it when I was, you know, a “young adult”.
That said, as another reviewer so wonderfully pointed out - That’s not what it’s like to live in a house where you walk on eggshells. That’s the kid-friendly cleaned up version. The Facebook meme version. That’s the version where you already know that what’s happening to you is wrong, and (SPOILERS) there’s somewhere else you can go, and you can go there with apparently no consequence other than having to move and leave your former life. It’s not the real eggshells. But that’s probably ok, because again, it’s a kids book.
