Reading Blog Post 18 - Starting Fresh

I really don't want to start a new book, I want to stay with Eleanor and Park in their little world forever and ever and ever, but things must go on. I know I said that I may do a summary of the book in my last post, but I feel like I would just be repeating what I've already said. By the way. If you are thinking about reading Eleanor & Park, then I would suggest not reading my previous posts. I just feel like they give too much away and for that I am sorry, but I just had to lay my feelings out about the book somewhere, so I figured that would be the best place!

I have now just started reading Looking for Alaska by John Green. I've decided to read this only because The Fault In Our Stars has received way too much publicity and I already know what will happen so I just don't really want to get the big hype about it, but I've really wanted to read this one for a while so I thought I'd give John Green a try. So far I don't exactly LOVE his writing style. I feel like it's incredibly pretentious and everything that he writes is so cliche, but I will bear with it because I'm only on the eighth page. The thing about John Green's writing is that I feel like every line is supposed to be perfectly placed and so, like, over dramatic, I guess. I just don't like the thought of people getting so googly eyed over things when it's the same thing over and over again.

So far I do not know a lot about Looking for Alaska, except for the fact that whoever Alaska is hasn't been introduced and Miles is the name of the character who is telling the story. I don't know much about Miles except for the fact that he's kind of non relatable because, well, I don't know. He just seems over thought as a character. It's just too over the top so far. I like thinking deep, but this isn't deep, it's like dragging on the same thought in an essay you just want to get over with.

Reading Blog Post 17 - The End

I can't even write this right now. I'm like this with every book, I think, but for some reason this ending was just so unexpectedly sad. The way it was written was so emotionally involved and I just can't even describe to you how emotionally involved I was with these characters. Even if this book ended with a happy ending I would just simply be sad that it was over, but this was excruciating and on my part, the biggest tear jerk-er I have ever read, so thank god I was not in school for the end of this book because I was crying for a solid half hour at least. I can't even say the ending was bad or left me feeling unfinished, which I guess is good, but it's also not good because it just makes me feel more like this is real life than just a book. But! I really do like that the last line is, "Eleanor hadn't written him a letter, it was a postcard. Just three words long." which you would probably assume to be a pretty pathetic and not to mention cheesy ending, but it's not! Because you don't know what she wrote. She might have written, "I love you." which is the obvious, but she also could have written, "Park, just stop." or maybe, "I'm coming home." Probably not the last one, but it's the most hopeful! Anyway, I really would like to think it was, "Park, just stop." Because even though that is horribly harsh and just brutal, I don't really think Park would take it that way. In the book it says he smiled when he read it. So maybe it was that and he's just like Oh, Eleanor. You know? Like all reminiscent and stuff, or just happily thinking of her voice or her pessimistic personality that Park seems to smile at. Whatever it is, I can only hope that they will reunite because they are just perfect.

Perfect.

One more thing before I leave, I should probably tell you what actually happens in the book. Well I told you in my last post about Richie's anger towards Eleanor. But let's just say that Eleanor takes extreme lengths to get away from him. I just don't want to spoil it for anyone reading it. But I will tell you one thing. I can't believe I'm choosing to share this part over any part about Eleanor and Park as a whole, but I think it's because you really have to read the book to understand why I'm crying over a line that reads, "'You,' he said, putting his arms around her and promising himself that it wouldn't be the last time, 'are the bravest person I know.'" You just have to know the situation and everything that's happened so far to feel the real impact of the story. One thing that I think is a huge impact, like really impact full is when Park is going to drive Eleanor to Minnesota at two in the morning and Park's dad catches him, but he doesn't get mad, he just tells Park to go and actually gives him money. This  shows how much he cares for Park because Park and him don't have that great of a relationship, but he knows how bad Eleanor's step-dad is so he is so caring for Park. I just love it!

Well come back next week to this blog and I will probably do a summary review of the book. But maybe not. Anyways come back because I will have something new to read. I don't want to read something new though. Maybe I'll re read this book until I die. It's that good! I strongly strongly strongly encourage you to read it!

 

Reading Blog Post 16 - Changing of the Characters

Eleanor.

Eleanor is herself. She doesn't even know who she is, or I get the feeling that she doesn't. She thinks she is just a normal no good person, but she is far from it! She thinks of herself as fat and messed up, I feel like that's all she thinks of herself as and she really really shouldn't! Sure, she's got weird clothes and hair that draws attention from two rooms away, but it's just who she is. She has such a loud personality that is incredibly adorable, but not in an adorable way. I like it because the author does not make Eleanor out to be sweet when she's around Park, or even a good person, but Park is still in love with her and I love that. In reality, Eleanor is all about making herself feel comfortable. She is portrayed to others as not really caring about much, kind of lost in the shadows, but she's also a target to many people. Eleanor is a mess and it's not like some beautiful mess, it's like really bad. But it sure makes for a good story, because she's actually the most real character that I've ever seen in a book.

Park.

Park is nonchalantly unattainable. Nobody would like to admit that they actually like him or think of him, but I really can't help thinking that they do. It's like that one person that you're just happy that talked to you because it makes you feel like your known. only, Park isn't popular or cool, he just has an essence that everyone wants to be around. I like Park because he doesn't know how to deal with Eleanor and sometimes is rude to her without knowing it, but at least he thinks. He tries to save Eleanor and he tries to make her feel better. I really really like that Park even likes Eleanor because it's so cute how he wants her to know every little thing about him!