Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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Eleanor & Park
Cover of Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Author(s) Rainbow Rowell
Published April 12, 2012
Publisher Orion Publishing Group
Genre(s) Romance
Age group Young Adult


Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is a young adult romance novel, originally published on April 12, 2012.

Trigger Warnings

  • Ableism (use of R-slur)
  • Alcoholism
  • Alcohol (underage drinking)
  • Bullying
  • Child abuse
  • Drug use (marijuana)
  • Domestic abuse (emotional, physical, and verbal)
  • Domestic violence
  • Fatphobia
  • Pedophilia (inferred)
  • Racism
  • Sexism

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Korean-American main character
  • Fat main character

Tropes

Controversies

  • "Eleanor & Park" has received backlash for perpetuating stereotypes and Asian fetishization. [1]

References