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I normally love a star crossed love story, but I had been kind of avoiding this one because I got kind of obsessed and burnt out on a TV star crossed romance. It was Battlestar Galactica and for anyone who's seen it, you know about its terrible horrible no good very bad ending. Not that I'm bitter. So I was a little gun shy, especially after I read the prologue where Park talks about Eleanor's disappearance. But then I went to the beach for a week and decided to give E&P a go. So glad I did. It has all that intensity of first time teenage love, and the additions of being high school outcasts and Eleanor's terrifying home life give a sense of urgency to their relationship. Park's parents are well-drawn, especially his father, who is somewhat distant to Park but comes through in a big way when E&P need him the most. Ditto the mean, popular kids at school, who torment E&P throughout but end up probably saving Eleanor. Plus, 80s awesomeness and a bittersweet but hopeful ending. I did feel like the climax was a little rushed, but that's a small criticism in an otherwise brilliant novel.