Eleanor and Park

I realise I haven't written in a while, but in the time that I haven't written, I've read a lot of books, seen a lot of new movies, watched some new shows, and heard some killer new albums.
One of the books that I managed to power through was a novel called 'Eleanor and Park' written by Rainbow Rowell. I'm really at a loss with this book, because I loved it way more than I was expecting!
I think one of the main things that I loved about this was that the characters were really like normal people. A lot of times in books the main character is supposedly "ordinary", yet basically has the body of a model and the popularity of a Queen. The main girl in this book is a solid, tall girl with crazy red hair and a terrible sense of fashion, and she (so perfectly) gets together with the quiet kid who reads comics on the bus and listens to weird music.
I loved that it wasn't love at first sight (okay, that sounds horrible, but it's true). It's real, they weren't two crazy teenagers who fell in love when they saw how pretty they both were. These two get to know each other as people, and love each other for who they actually are. And I think that's something really beautiful that the author was able to show to every one who reads the book.
Although this may not be the saddest or funniest book out, in my opinion, out of all of the books I've read (believe me, that's a lot), this has to be the most realistic in the most perfect way.
I won't say anymore, because it's something I think everyone should read in their own way.
BUT, I 100% recommend this for any and every young girl out there, because every girl should know that they don't have to be perfect for everyone, because the one who's perfect for them will love them as they are.
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