Eleanor & Park Review

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

I need to talk about this book. I'm on holiday and I've just finished reading it, and now I don't know how to feel. So if you're expecting formatted, coherent thoughts, then this probably isn't the review you should read.

I've been a fan of Rainbow Rowell's work since I read Fangirl for the first time. I think I did a review of that on my Tumblr when I first read it. And I was excited to read this book, especially since from the blurb, Eleanor reminds my friend of herself.

Eleanor & Park does fit into the YA category. Despite this, there were certain points I wanted to say, "you're sixteen!" However, it was these moments that added to my emotions upon finishing the book.

I've never been in love, and even I felt like I was reminded of being in love with someone from my past. I 100% agree with John Green's review on the front. I adore this book, and didn't want to put it down.

I love that this was set in the 80s, rather than the present day. To understand the pop culture references gave me great joy, and physical mixtapes over Spotify playlists made me smile. Even the use of a landline bought a smile to my face.

The story itself progressed so naturally, and fluidly, that I got lost in the book, and before I knew it, I was one hundred pages in, and invested in these characters lives. Not just Eleanor & Park's, but every character we came into contact with. I want more!

Naturally I have also come across fanart to sate my need for more, so I will probably spiral into the depths of Tumblr fandom once more.

If you enjoy love stories that don't revolve around dystopia, or the picture perfect, all-white characters, then you should definitely read this book.

Overall, I give Eleanor & Park, a 9 out of 10.

Thank you for reading through my ramblings.

I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless, and I'll see you next weekend!

-Emmaberry-

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Norse Mythology Review

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

I am a mythology fan, and have been excited to read this for a while. Truth be told, one of my reasoning's for reading this books is because of Supernatural. I can already see someone reading this rolling their eyes, but one of the characters goes undercover as Loki. In Season 13, they make a return, and from a shot I saw, I wanted to know if it followed the mythology, as the Supernatural writers do really well with incorporating mythology, and origins of different characters. 

Admittedly, I read the Last Days of Loki, before I went back and read the book through. But I did manage to read the book in one day. I know for some people that's nothing, and my fourteen year old self would scoff at it, but I fidget a lot. I read a chapter, then did something else for a few minutes, then went back to the book. Despite this, the book held my attention, and I learnt a lot more about Norse Mythology as I read it. 

I definitely think that this is a brilliant interpretation of the Norse myths, although I wish within the glossary, there was a section on phonetic transcription, as I did struggle pronouncing some of the names and places mentioned. 
As I read through, I was actually surprised at how the knowledge I already have on Norse Mythology, fell into place. It just cleared up a lot of my questions on my missing links. 

Do I think this is the definitive guide to Norse Mythology? No. This is just one interpretation of the myths, out of hundreds of different interpretations. Is it my favourite one? Currently, yes. I'm excited to read more interpretations of these Gods and Goddesses, and to reread this book again. I actually wish I'd had this during my first semester or first year, for my Storytelling module, because the way this was presented was in a way that I'd like to present my own retellings of Myths and Legends.

Whether you are reading this book for fun, to learn about the Norse Myths, or you're thinking of using it for an essay, I definitely recommend reading this book. I'm going to read some of the books Neil Gaiman mentioned in his introduction and bibliography, as well as some of Gaiman's other books, so hopefully we'll see another Mythology review in the future. 



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-Emmaberry-



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