Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Book Review: Every Day, by David Levithan @loversdiction

With its truly  unique premise, Every Day kept me spellbound, as I wondered how this was all going to work out.

A wakes up as a different person every day. A only spends one day in each body. It has been this way all of A's 16 years of life. If you want to know why A is this way -- don't read Every Day. That's not what this book is about.

Every Day is about relationships. About a person who can't have any lasting relationships. And, when this person tries to have a lasting relations -- what can happen.

A falls hard for Rhiannon. A keeps visiting her when A is in other bodies. Eventually A tells her the secret. They try to have a relationship, but you can imagine this is no easy task.

A is ungendered (and it's really hard to write this review without "he's" and "she's!") A ends up in all kinds of people's bodies. Girls, boys, sick, healthy, fat, skinny, gay, straight, drug addicts, poor, rich -- you name it -- A has lived it. For a day.

Every Day will really make you think. I think I would have probably committed suicide if I were A. I can't imagine living without any long-term relationships. No parents, siblings, or even friends.

It is a bit unsettling to me not to know why this happens. Also, we really don't get a great explanation of what happens to the person whose body is stolen for a day, and what happens when they return to their bodies having missed a day. But you really need to give that up (and I tried) because that's not what Every Day is about.

I was also a bit confused by the ending, although the part I understood was understandable and heartbreaking. That's all I can say without spoilers.

Every Day is a very quick read. It's easily understood and easily draws you in. I think Every Day would be a great read for those kids that say, "I don't know what kind of book I like." I'll be recommending Every Day every chance I get.

Published by Knopf BFYR, 2012
Copy obtained from the library
324 pages

Rating: 4/5





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7 comments:

  1. I wasn't a huge fan of this one. There were a number of things that bothered me, like A and Rhiannon's perception of the biggest host he had, and how A didn't really seem THAT concerned with the ethics involved with the way he treated some of his hosts' bodies. And the whole "I'm going to give Rhiannon the gift of a new man" thing at the end.

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  2. I didn't like it as much as you did. Maybe I had the 'squarish' mindset and wanted everything to make sense. Overall, it just didn't sit well with me. I like your take on it though.

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  3. I absolutely and incredibly loved this book and that even though the ending left me confused. Is there a second book? I don't know… I just felt so hard for A and I was feeling so sad for A and I desprately wanted a happy ending.. Still! Phenomenal book!

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  4. I have to be honest and say that I was dubious on how Levithan would make an ending that work and was pleasantly surprised how he resolved it. Rhiannon annoyed me and I really didn't understand what attracted A to her.

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  5. I really liked this book and it definitely made me think. I loved the ending. It was so sad and bittersweet but felt just right for the book.

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  6. Oh, how I loved this book. I thought it was such a fascinating premise, and really, really tricky to pull off- and yet he did. I was a little leery of reading it because it had been so hyped, but for me it completely lived up to the high expectations.

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  7. Oh, how I loved this book. I thought it was such a fascinating premise, and really, really tricky to pull off- and yet he did. I was a little leery of reading it because it had been so hyped, but for me it completely lived up to the high expectations.

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