It takes weeks for Park and Eleanor to finally speak to each other, and even longer for them to touch. Thus begins the most unlikely of romances. But he takes pity on Eleanor and moves towards the window to make room, although he refuses to speak to her. As a half-Korean guy in a blue-collar neighborhood, one who likes comic books, alternative music and a lot of black clothing, he already skirts the fringes of acceptable, and helping out the social pariah is a headache he doesn’t need. Park doesn’t want to give Eleanor a seat. When the “weird Asian boy” scoots over enough to make room for her, she is grateful but wouldn’t dream of expressing it. Awkward and different-looking with her bright red hair and less-than-svelte body, she’s usually the school outcast.
On Eleanor’s first day of school, no one will move over to give her a seat on the bus. Instead, this book will crush you, showing how life can be unbearably cruel and hateful yet still contain amazing acts of kindness, true love, and beauty. Going by the cutesy, cartoon drawing on the dust jacket, one would expect a light, quirky, first-love story geared toward the teen set.
He wanted to close his eyes, but he didn't trust her not to leave him standing there.If any book proves the adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” it’s the amazing YA novel, Eleanor and Park. He laid his thumb on her lips to see if she'd pull away. "I'll just say, 'Eleanor, follow me down this rabbit hole.'" Her skin was as soft as it looked, white and smooth as freckled porcelain. She didn't move, so he thought it was probably okay to touch her face.
"Next time," he said, "I'll just say, 'Eleanor, duck behind these bushes with me, I'm going to lose my mind if I don't kiss you.'" She pushed her hands deeper in her pockets, so he put his hands on her elbows. He was learning how to catch her off guard. She took a breath, then closed her mouth.
"Next time, I'll just say, 'Eleanor, follow me down this dark alley, I want to kiss you.'" He pulled her to the back of the driveway, where they were almost completely hidden by a line of trees and the RV and the garage. I just want to be alone with you for a minute."
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