Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell -- 328 pages 

Park had his own seat on the bus. He liked it that way. He kept his headphones in and kept away from conversation as much as possible. Then a new girl needed a seat. Crazy red hair, outlandish clothes, a not-so-small body....she was the last person Park wanted sitting next to him. So why did he offer his seat?

Eleanor sat there because there was no where else for her to sit, and the people in the back looked like they were about to maul her.

He kept his headphones in and comic books in his lap, she kept her gaze diverted.

Until she started reading his comic books. He started turning the pages slower. They finally said hello to each other.

This is a pretty sweet love story. I really felt for Eleanor because of her home life, and I fell in love with Park's home life.

There are no sex scenes but a few almost-sex scenes. I'd be careful about giving it to children.

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell - 328 pages

Eleanor and Park are two misfits that connect on the school bus.  They spend ride to and from school talking about music and comics.  It's a friendship that eventually leads to something more.

I started out listening to this on audio.  While I enjoyed the narration, it seemed to move incredibly slow to me.  About halfway through I switched to the print book.  That seemed to flow better for me.