#193 in Romance
Eleanor & Park
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Eleanor & Park is the first young adult novel written by Rainbow Rowell. Published in 2012, the story follows dual narratives by Eleanor and Park, two misfits living in Omaha, Nebraska from 1986 to 1987. Eleanor, a chubby 16-year-old girl with curly red hair, and Park, a 16-year-old biracial Korean boy, meet on a school bus on Eleanor's first day at the school and gradually connect through comic books and mixtapes of 1980s music, sparking a love story.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 1,216 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 7.6 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 73 | 6% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 9 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 1.1K | 93% |
Frequently asked
What age is Eleanor & Park for?
Eleanor & Park sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 336 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Romance.
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