Contemporary YA discussion

Okay, a lot of people are reading Eleanor and Park now, and it seems to have sent her other books into orbit as well.

So...has anyone read any of her other books? Which ones? Were they as good/better than Eleanor & Park?

Just reading Fangirl now. I like it better than E&P so far.

Have you finished fan girl? My daughter is pushing the 2nd Percy series on me but I have too many things to read!!

I just finished. I liked a lot of it, but had mixed feelings about it, like with E&P. If you like YA romance, you'll like it.

Has anyone read Landline yet?

Has anyone read Attachments? I read E&P and liked it a lot. I have Landline & Fangirl on my to read list but haven't gotten around to it yet unfortunately

I've read E&P, Landline and Fangirl. Fangirl was a definite favourite, but Landline was meh, the characters just didn't appeal to me at all. E&P was one of those "realistic YAs" I guess, it was okay.

Did you know E & P is being made into a movie?!?

Jamie wrote: "Did you know E & P is being made into a movie?!?"

Yes, and I think it will make to the big screen, but it is in the very early stages so it will be awhile before they film it and then release it. They are still working on a script. Hopefully it will be out in 2016 or 2017.

I've never raed any of his books but I see everyone talking about them. I'll try to pick one up to see how I like it. Which one do you guys recommend for me to start?

Fangirl was my favorite so far

Fangirl was my favorite so far.

I love Rainbow Rowell!! She is such an amazing writer!!

I haven't read Eleanor and Park but I've read Fangirl and because I loved that book too much, I continued on reading Landline. Both of the books are absolutely amazing.

Hannah wrote: "I love Rainbow Rowell!! She is such an amazing writer!!"

Me too, I love how she can write what it's like to fall in love: it can be ugly and beautiful at the same time. I truly felt butterflies in my stomach while reading Eleanor and Park ! I also loved Fangirl because I could totally relate to the characters. I don't think it's a romance though... It's more about how to fit in the world (and in college) when you feel so comfortable in your own little world. A world of books, and writing, and fangirling.
I also read Attachments, which was definitely a romance, but I loved it because the idea (a man falls in love before first sight by reading the emails of two women at his work) was so original. I liked the characters, completely fell in love with Lincoln...
I haven't read Landline yet, and I'm desperately waiting for Carry On !!

Anyway, I love her !

I've only read E&P and had it not been for all the hype around it I probably wouldn't have finished it. I was not impressed.

I have landline on hold at the library...hopefully I'll like that a bit more.