I picked up this book for two
reasons: the first being that I was able to check it out at the library
for my kindle, the second being that it's by
David Levithan. I haven't read very much of his work (yet), but have loved everything that I have read.
Every Day
is no exception. I loved it! Something that I especially enjoyed is
that I haven't read anything that I can really compare this book to. A
wakes up every day as a new person. For 24 hours, he inhabits the body
of someone new. Sometimes they are male, sometimes female, but they are
always the same age as A. It also seems that they were always located
in the same area geographically (as I recall this was a minor detail.
There wasn't too much detail but I like that it was addressed). Most
days are the same- he learns how to blend as the person he is currently
inhabiting. He does his best to keep from allowing any questions to be
asked, to keep from being noticed. But of course this all changes they
day he meets Rhiannon. Suddenly she is the only motivation and he will
do whatever it takes to be with her, even revealing his secret to her-
and accidentally revealing to one of his "hosts" that something had
taken over his mind and body.
I really didn't know much about this book before starting it.
Sometimes I see a name attached to a book and don't even bother reading
the description before I read the book. In a way this is really nice
because I don't start with any misconceptions about the plot and I don't
go in expecting certain questions to be answered. I just loved that
this felt like a wholly original plot. Again, I can't really compare it
to other books that I have read (though there's probably some other
title(s) out there like this book, but I just haven't come across them
yet). A is a very interesting character. A has no physical description
and no real gender (though in my head, A's presence was always male, no
clue why. Probably because the first person we meet A as is male? I
don't know. Not that important really, but this is why I keep referring
to A as "he."). It was also really interesting to see how Levithan
created all of the characters in this book and how he was able to
intertwine so many of their stories. This was one of those books that I
was actually a little sad when I had finished it. It had a good
ending, but I wasn't ready for the story to end. It will definitely go
on a re-read list at some point.
Happy Reading!
-Melly
I picked up this book for two
reasons: the first being that I was able to check it out at the library
for my kindle, the second being that it's by David Levithan. I haven't read very much of his work (yet), but have loved everything that I have read. Every Day
is no exception. I loved it! Something that I especially enjoyed is
that I haven't read anything that I can really compare this book to. A
wakes up every day as a new person. For 24 hours, he inhabits the body
of someone new. Sometimes they are male, sometimes female, but they are
always the same age as A. It also seems that they were always located
in the same area geographically (as I recall this was a minor detail.
There wasn't too much detail but I like that it was addressed). Most
days are the same- he learns how to blend as the person he is currently
inhabiting. He does his best to keep from allowing any questions to be
asked, to keep from being noticed. But of course this all changes they
day he meets Rhiannon. Suddenly she is the only motivation and he will
do whatever it takes to be with her, even revealing his secret to her-
and accidentally revealing to one of his "hosts" that something had
taken over his mind and body.
