#1. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Hi guys, I haven't been writing for ages!

Today I'd like to blog about a book I've just finished reading yesterday. Personally, I think the book really had hidden moral values in it especially related to self-esteem and being true to yourself. Reading Eleanor and Park made me realized how two different individuals, so distinct from one another could come to fall in love with one another mostly not because of their looks or appearances but basically, of their personalities, their insides.
Have you ever thought to yourself about someone like, "Wow, I never thought I'd be good friends with this person." or "He/She is the most wonderful person I've met despite us being so different from one another."?
It made me realized how at the end of the day, you grow to love someone not because of the way they're dressed, or the way their hair is tied up or down, wearing designers or the latest fashion collection but, you grow to love them for who they are. And despite the flaws that they do have, you learn to accept them. If it can be changed, you help them change-from bad to good, or good to great. What we see doesn't matter. It's all about the abstract feelings that you could never fully comprehend.
I admire Park and Eleanor's relationship. They were raw, wild and definitely true and honest to themselves. They weren't scared of telling each other how they felt about one another. Nowadays, we see love from a point of view of what we see on social networks. The girl receiving expensive gifts from the guy, selfie photos of doing activities together on instagram, declaration of relationship status on the internet but yet, does all of that matter? Apparently not. When you love someone, you don't have to show off, declare it to the whole world or even brag about it. When you're in love, love speaks even in silence. All you have to do is to just let the other person know just how much they mean to you. And that goes beyond words.
The ending of Eleanor and Park to me was a bit abrupt. I was a bit upset that the author did not elaborate much on their relationship but after a while, I thought about it and somehow, I changed my mind. I like the ending :). It gives us readers a bit of a moment to ponder on. Anyway, I'm moving on to reading Khaled Hosseini's "And The Mountains Echoed" next :)!

Here is my favourite quote from Eleanor & Park:-



"Eleanor was right. She never looked nice, She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something."- Rainbow Rowell in Eleanor & Park.


Toodles, guys! :)


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