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justinec71821's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was an extremely interesting concept and Levithan does a fantastic job of creating a variety of different lives for A to live. The novel looks into some deep and controversial topics from A's point of view such as suicide, homosexuality, and gender identity. I loved it and thought the development of the characters was well done.
thatgirlkorie's review against another edition
3.0
Don't think too hard about the logistics just enjoy the story for what it is.
Also I'm a huge quantum leap fan so this book spoke to me a little differently than others.
Also I'm a huge quantum leap fan so this book spoke to me a little differently than others.
_isabella_reads_'s review
It was disappointing.
I had really high hopes for Every Day, but sadly, I was disappointed. The idea of the story was promising, but there was no explanation whatsoever for the cause of A's situation. If there was more development of the characters and their lives, the book as a whole would be much better.
I had really high hopes for Every Day, but sadly, I was disappointed. The idea of the story was promising, but there was no explanation whatsoever for the cause of A's situation. If there was more development of the characters and their lives, the book as a whole would be much better.
jagic's review against another edition
5.0
This is so weird. This is so problematic. The ending is great and awful. But I love it.
ohtrisarahtops's review against another edition
3.0
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I was so excited to start this book, I had been hearing wonderful things about it and the premise sounded really interesting. I just wish that I liked it more than I did. This was a good book, don't get me wrong, but I think the thing that ruined it most for me was that my expectations were too high based on everything I heard. The storyline was still interesting, but I just couldn't dive in as much as I wanted to.
There were some issues I had with this. First off the way that A spoke. No teenager speaks the way he does. It was too mature for how old he was and I just couldn't believe it. If anything in a story should be believable it should be the main character. My next biggest issue was the serious case of instant love. A knew Rhiannon for maybe 6 hours and he knew he was in love with her? I think that is kind of forced. No way can anybody fall in love with someone after 6 or so hours. It just does not happen, you can't know anything about the person that has any substance at all.
The one part of this story I liked the best was the end. Not because it was over but because of how the story ended. I believe that A made the right choice in the end, both for Rhiannon and himself. I think the decision itself showed how much A cared about her because he knew he wouldn't be able to be what was needed.
While this story may not have been the one for me I will definitely be checking out another one of his books.
I was so excited to start this book, I had been hearing wonderful things about it and the premise sounded really interesting. I just wish that I liked it more than I did. This was a good book, don't get me wrong, but I think the thing that ruined it most for me was that my expectations were too high based on everything I heard. The storyline was still interesting, but I just couldn't dive in as much as I wanted to.
There were some issues I had with this. First off the way that A spoke. No teenager speaks the way he does. It was too mature for how old he was and I just couldn't believe it. If anything in a story should be believable it should be the main character. My next biggest issue was the serious case of instant love. A knew Rhiannon for maybe 6 hours and he knew he was in love with her? I think that is kind of forced. No way can anybody fall in love with someone after 6 or so hours. It just does not happen, you can't know anything about the person that has any substance at all.
The one part of this story I liked the best was the end. Not because it was over but because of how the story ended. I believe that A made the right choice in the end, both for Rhiannon and himself. I think the decision itself showed how much A cared about her because he knew he wouldn't be able to be what was needed.
While this story may not have been the one for me I will definitely be checking out another one of his books.
akagisa12's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
dontstopreadin's review against another edition
2.0
I honestly don't understand the appear of this book. I didn't fall for the love story, it didn't not seem like they were meant to be IMO. A was also falling into some moments I would have like to see avoided such as fat shaming and confusing/clunky moments of explaining the gender fluidity. I was not enraptured by the characters and I did not find myself drawn to them or their romance. Overall, very underwhelmed.
Rep: gender fluid/gender ambiguous MC
Trigger warnings: fat shaming, self harm, suicide, depression
Rep: gender fluid/gender ambiguous MC
Trigger warnings: fat shaming, self harm, suicide, depression
mathman329's review against another edition
2.0
This book was my free book in a buy 2, get 1 free deal at my local book store whose premise was very intriguing to me. I didn't realize that it was a YA Lit book, but that probably wouldn't have dissuaded me from reading it anyways. What would dissuade me from recommending it to others is what actually transpires. Without giving away the main story, the idea is the narrator wakes up every day in the body of someone new. At first, this seemed like a novel (pun intended) idea. Unfortunately, it quickly sparked some problems for me.
First, the narrator seemed to be this worldly, mature-beyond-their-years teen, even though they've never had the consistency of being the same person for more than a single day. I found it difficult to see how this character could have so much more maturity compared to other characters in the book.
The second thing that was frustrating was the actual mechanics of being a new person each day. They always "respawned" as someone not overly far from the previous people, usually within a couple hours drive. I guess the sequel might delve into this, or maybe it's a question better left unexplained, though not for me.
Finally, the crux of the novel, young love, becomes the catalyst for getting the narrator to try and stop this endless cycle of "new day, new you". Up to this point, this idea has apparently never been a real goal of the narrator's. What about the constant revolving door of new families? That wasn't enough to try and stop the process? Having no best friend, no support system, that never made the narrator want to stop?
I do feel I need to highlight one of the benefits of this novel, which was that it was short and I read it over the summer break shortly after moving into our new house. Luckily, I didn't have to waste much of my time with the book and could quickly move on to another, much like the narrator moving from one body to another. What started with great promise quickly turned into a missed opportunity, and thus only receives 2 out of 5 inhabited bodies. In other words, don't bother.
First, the narrator seemed to be this worldly, mature-beyond-their-years teen, even though they've never had the consistency of being the same person for more than a single day. I found it difficult to see how this character could have so much more maturity compared to other characters in the book.
The second thing that was frustrating was the actual mechanics of being a new person each day. They always "respawned" as someone not overly far from the previous people, usually within a couple hours drive. I guess the sequel might delve into this, or maybe it's a question better left unexplained, though not for me.
Finally, the crux of the novel, young love, becomes the catalyst for getting the narrator to try and stop this endless cycle of "new day, new you". Up to this point, this idea has apparently never been a real goal of the narrator's. What about the constant revolving door of new families? That wasn't enough to try and stop the process? Having no best friend, no support system, that never made the narrator want to stop?
I do feel I need to highlight one of the benefits of this novel, which was that it was short and I read it over the summer break shortly after moving into our new house. Luckily, I didn't have to waste much of my time with the book and could quickly move on to another, much like the narrator moving from one body to another. What started with great promise quickly turned into a missed opportunity, and thus only receives 2 out of 5 inhabited bodies. In other words, don't bother.
amandanomaly's review against another edition
5.0
So unique, pure, and thought-provoking regarding how we see each other, how we see ourselves, and how we define love. Beautiful.
coranada's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, wanted to love it, but honestly one thing about it keeps bugging me. Every time I think about this one thing, it bugs me even more. What might have been a solid four star rating right after I finished it has worn itself down to barely a three. It would be a 2.5 if that was an option. I don't even intentionally think about it but randomly this one thing pops back in my head and pisses me off all over again.
(Spoilers beyond this point)
(Seriously, you've been warned.)
So the premise of the book is a person (soul?) who shifts bodies every day. This person, who calls themself "A" has gotten pretty zen about the whole shifting thing until they fall in love with a girl. But how can you love someone if you are always changing, right? You can't just go around upsetting the life of the person you inhabit for a day but ... blahblahblah that's the premise.
"A" has love and respect for every body "A" inhabits. Except one. The fat guy. The fat guy repulses him, repulses the would-be girlfriend, he finds a hand full of lint in the fat guy's belly button, etc. etc. etc.
I've tried to be chill and okay about this, taken it as an opinion of the body expressed in place of an opinion about "A"s life and choices and state of mind and what not at that point in the story. But seriously? Why is it okay that every single other body "A" took care of and appreciated and treated with respect EXCEPT THE FAT ONE? I borrowed the book or I'd quote specific pieces and MAYBE I'm remembering it worse in my head but... ugh. It just put such a bad taste in my mouth. This character who was such a great example of love and understanding... the fat person is just too much for that. I'm not saying a character needs to be perfect or isn't allowed to have opinions or prejudices or anything. But when "A" is never bothered by any body except that one.... it's like everyone is deserving of love and respect but fat people? Somehow that's just going to far? UGH OKAY SORRY STILL ANGRY.
(Spoilers beyond this point)
(Seriously, you've been warned.)
So the premise of the book is a person (soul?) who shifts bodies every day. This person, who calls themself "A" has gotten pretty zen about the whole shifting thing until they fall in love with a girl. But how can you love someone if you are always changing, right? You can't just go around upsetting the life of the person you inhabit for a day but ... blahblahblah that's the premise.
"A" has love and respect for every body "A" inhabits. Except one. The fat guy. The fat guy repulses him, repulses the would-be girlfriend, he finds a hand full of lint in the fat guy's belly button, etc. etc. etc.
I've tried to be chill and okay about this, taken it as an opinion of the body expressed in place of an opinion about "A"s life and choices and state of mind and what not at that point in the story. But seriously? Why is it okay that every single other body "A" took care of and appreciated and treated with respect EXCEPT THE FAT ONE? I borrowed the book or I'd quote specific pieces and MAYBE I'm remembering it worse in my head but... ugh. It just put such a bad taste in my mouth. This character who was such a great example of love and understanding... the fat person is just too much for that. I'm not saying a character needs to be perfect or isn't allowed to have opinions or prejudices or anything. But when "A" is never bothered by any body except that one.... it's like everyone is deserving of love and respect but fat people? Somehow that's just going to far? UGH OKAY SORRY STILL ANGRY.