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elizadeath's review against another edition
5.0
I know I should hate it, I really do. I saw all the issues, all the easy way outs. I know why I should hate it.
But I loved it, for it's easy way outs and it's problems. That sounds odd, but I read it in a few hours, and it kept my attention from start to finish, one sitting, done. So easy to take in and read. And sometimes I just need that.
Although, it doesn't need a sequel, I don't know what else I could get from it.
But I loved it, for it's easy way outs and it's problems. That sounds odd, but I read it in a few hours, and it kept my attention from start to finish, one sitting, done. So easy to take in and read. And sometimes I just need that.
Although, it doesn't need a sequel, I don't know what else I could get from it.
alinasaveca's review against another edition
5.0
WOW
jag säger bara wow och går aldrig vidare från den här boken
jag säger bara wow och går aldrig vidare från den här boken
carissatheluca's review against another edition
3.0
A charming but unspectacular book; this is one of those moments I wish Goodreads did half-stars, or out of ten. It feels cruel to label Every Day as merely “acceptable,” but it didn’t quite hit four stars for me. The concept was lovely, and the execution was done well enough, but I never found the oomph I needed. Though the novel had the opportunity to invoke plenty of emotions, I was never invested enough in any character to truly care.
It was a quick and sweet read, if nothing else. It deserves 3.5 stars, at least.
It was a quick and sweet read, if nothing else. It deserves 3.5 stars, at least.
romangirl210's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely amazing! Unexpected, original, and moving. The narrator, A, wakes up in a different body every day--a great metaphor for what it feels like to be a teenager. Levithan explores gender, love, sacrifice and identity and really captures the emotional intensity of adolescence.
rubisdoofis's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very interesting and good book to read, although I wasn't a fan of the ending.
snoopysnoopy's review against another edition
2.0
If it were not for the ending, this book deserved one star.
Without giving away anything big, I can tell you that this book is about a soul(?) named "A" (best name ever, ikr) who wakes up every morning in a different body of a 16-year-old teenager.
1.) Love story: cliche.
He wakes up in a random boy, Justin, and immediately falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon (Is that some dinosaur nickname? You mean Rihanna? ). He hangs out with her at the beach, and this dinosaur girl has no idea her boyfriend she's kissing is being possessed by a soul. Next day, "A" wakes up in another body, and he misses her so much. The rest of the book is about "A" stalking this girl.
After numerous creepy approaches as a stranger, "A" decides to confess to her the truth about himself. AND FOR SOME STUPID FREAKING REASON, Rhiannon falls for this creepy kid, and continues to meet him everyday while cheating on Justin. What the heck?
2.) Stereotypical view of teenagers
I'm not 16 yet, but I know this author's portrayal of teens is a big insult to me. So apparently all teenagers are all
-Stupid, has no common sense whatsoever
-goes around skipping school all day
-only care about their boyfriends/girlfriends
or they're suicidal. Excuse me? And especially I would like to point out that nobody uses their email and argues with strangers (and no, nobody acts like Nathan, that kid who wouldn't stop emailing "A" convinced he's a demon sent from hell. Which he kinda is)
3.) BOOOOOORING
I woke up...and I ate breakfast...and I went to school...and I came home....hung out with friends...and then I emailed my girlfriend trying to express my dearest feelings for her...and then I went to sleep
Basically you read this with some variations over and over again. 20 times.
4.) Dialogue sucks :(
Some authors rock at using dialogue, and every word a character says out loud has great meaning. But in this book, the author decided to use dialogue as a robotic narration--not even my English teacher talks like that. And the characters from this book never stop talking in long, long paragraphs.
5.) "A" makes no sense at all
So sometimes in the book, "A" says something very deep and meaningful about life. Things that a 60 year old grandfather would be telling to his grandchildren, trying to teach them an important lesson on how to live. No way a 16 year-old's mind would think like this.
Also, "A" is very...weird. I don't understand how he fell in love with Rhiannon in the first place, but he never seems to get tired of stalking her while begging her to break up with Justin. He expects a pleasant reaction from Rhiannon, although he shows up everyday in different people's bodies. One day he a hulky hairy football player, the next he's a depressed girl, then he's in "Beyonce's body", and after that he's a goth girl.
I rarely hate books. But this book was too disappointing.
It could have been much better.
Without giving away anything big, I can tell you that this book is about a soul(?) named "A" (best name ever, ikr) who wakes up every morning in a different body of a 16-year-old teenager.
1.) Love story: cliche.
He wakes up in a random boy, Justin, and immediately falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon (Is that some dinosaur nickname? You mean Rihanna? ). He hangs out with her at the beach, and this dinosaur girl has no idea her boyfriend she's kissing is being possessed by a soul. Next day, "A" wakes up in another body, and he misses her so much. The rest of the book is about "A" stalking this girl.
After numerous creepy approaches as a stranger, "A" decides to confess to her the truth about himself. AND FOR SOME STUPID FREAKING REASON, Rhiannon falls for this creepy kid, and continues to meet him everyday while cheating on Justin. What the heck?
2.) Stereotypical view of teenagers
I'm not 16 yet, but I know this author's portrayal of teens is a big insult to me. So apparently all teenagers are all
-Stupid, has no common sense whatsoever
-goes around skipping school all day
-only care about their boyfriends/girlfriends
or they're suicidal. Excuse me? And especially I would like to point out that nobody uses their email and argues with strangers (and no, nobody acts like Nathan, that kid who wouldn't stop emailing "A" convinced he's a demon sent from hell. Which he kinda is)
3.) BOOOOOORING
I woke up...and I ate breakfast...and I went to school...and I came home....hung out with friends...and then I emailed my girlfriend trying to express my dearest feelings for her...and then I went to sleep
Basically you read this with some variations over and over again. 20 times.
4.) Dialogue sucks :(
Some authors rock at using dialogue, and every word a character says out loud has great meaning. But in this book, the author decided to use dialogue as a robotic narration--not even my English teacher talks like that. And the characters from this book never stop talking in long, long paragraphs.
5.) "A" makes no sense at all
So sometimes in the book, "A" says something very deep and meaningful about life. Things that a 60 year old grandfather would be telling to his grandchildren, trying to teach them an important lesson on how to live. No way a 16 year-old's mind would think like this.
Also, "A" is very...weird. I don't understand how he fell in love with Rhiannon in the first place, but he never seems to get tired of stalking her while begging her to break up with Justin. He expects a pleasant reaction from Rhiannon, although he shows up everyday in different people's bodies. One day he a hulky hairy football player, the next he's a depressed girl, then he's in "Beyonce's body", and after that he's a goth girl.
I rarely hate books. But this book was too disappointing.
It could have been much better.
reallycoolpeople's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
4.0
much better than I thought it would be going in. It had a very engaging story and writing style and I liked the overall premise. Felt a little bad for Rhiannon, she kinda became A's manic pixie dream girl, but I think that was maybe also the point. Thought it was funny that it specifally references Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill.
littlecoffeebean's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
coco_lolo's review against another edition
2.0
I hadn't heard too much hype about this particular book, but David Levithan? Yes, I'd heard quite a bit of good about him. And the more I researched this, the more interested I became, until I finally got a chance to pick it up and see what was so impressive.
I did not find this impressive quality.
Every Day came across as very underwhelming for me - I just never felt that spark, experienced that moment when I knew I would love this book. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.
Let's begin with what I did like. A was a very interesting protagonist: they had no definite gender, instead being both and yet neither, and I sympathized with them so much and the struggle they went through each and every day. Imagine never having a stable home, family, life - this is what A was forced to experience, and I cannot imagine the kind of strength required for this - maybe it was because this had been happening their entire life and they simple had to adapt, but it was such a sad, lonely existence. I loved getting to see all these different lives A hijacked for a day, the diversity of these people and the lives they lead, but this left me with so many questions that were deliberately left unanswered - What is A? Are there others like A? How can these individuals control the amount of time they inhabit a body? Even though I received no real clarification, this didn't honestly bother me.
What bothered me was A and Rhiannon together. Yes, the romance.
I found nothing likeable about Rhiannon; there was no individuality about her, nothing to set her apart and make her a distinct character, and I could not figure out why (or how, for that matter) A managed to fall for her so quickly - maybe because of the way A had to live their life that they were able to feel a connection with Rhiannon, but it felt too much like insta-love. I could have accepted this had it not been for the fact that I just disliked Rhiannon so much - she was bland both personality wise and appearance wise (and I mean this literally, the only description of the way she looked was her eyes), and I couldn't feel her falling in love with A.
The writing style...meh. There were a few brief moments that made me feel, made me wonder, but otherwise, it felt generic.
Overall, this book was just really disappointing; it wasn't gripping like I had thought it would be, and though the ending depressed me in a positive way (I cried a bit), I got nothing out of this and will not carry these characters, not even A, with me.
I did not find this impressive quality.
Every Day came across as very underwhelming for me - I just never felt that spark, experienced that moment when I knew I would love this book. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.
Let's begin with what I did like. A was a very interesting protagonist: they had no definite gender, instead being both and yet neither, and I sympathized with them so much and the struggle they went through each and every day. Imagine never having a stable home, family, life - this is what A was forced to experience, and I cannot imagine the kind of strength required for this - maybe it was because this had been happening their entire life and they simple had to adapt, but it was such a sad, lonely existence. I loved getting to see all these different lives A hijacked for a day, the diversity of these people and the lives they lead, but this left me with so many questions that were deliberately left unanswered - What is A? Are there others like A? How can these individuals control the amount of time they inhabit a body? Even though I received no real clarification, this didn't honestly bother me.
What bothered me was A and Rhiannon together. Yes, the romance.
I found nothing likeable about Rhiannon; there was no individuality about her, nothing to set her apart and make her a distinct character, and I could not figure out why (or how, for that matter) A managed to fall for her so quickly - maybe because of the way A had to live their life that they were able to feel a connection with Rhiannon, but it felt too much like insta-love. I could have accepted this had it not been for the fact that I just disliked Rhiannon so much - she was bland both personality wise and appearance wise (and I mean this literally, the only description of the way she looked was her eyes), and I couldn't feel her falling in love with A.
The writing style...meh. There were a few brief moments that made me feel, made me wonder, but otherwise, it felt generic.
Overall, this book was just really disappointing; it wasn't gripping like I had thought it would be, and though the ending depressed me in a positive way (I cried a bit), I got nothing out of this and will not carry these characters, not even A, with me.