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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I’ve read this book like 50 times but just needed a lil comfort read. This will probably forever be my favorite book
This book has stuck with me for the eighteen years since I've read it.
I have no idea exactly when. All I know is that I was in middle school, and this book with a snowglobe on the front fascinated and intrigued me. I had no idea what it was about. I had no idea what it would do to me. But I was a voracious young reader so I read it.
And in the almost two decades since, I've thought about it probably once a week.
I don't know! I grew up Catholic! The first time I read this, I was still attending CCD classes every week. I was waiting to get confirmed. I went to mass every Sunday. I knew the scripture, I had capital B 'Belief' but no one was really interested in the specifics of what happened in the afterlife.
And Elsewhere... it sounded nice.
A chance to do things over. A chance to see someone again. A chance to find out what happened. A chance to change, even after death.
Sounded like a pretty sweet deal.
To this day, this is probably my favorite imagining of the afterlife. Second might be The Good Place, but I was never one for playing in that kind of sandbox, you know? In The Good Place, you just hang out forever until you decide you're done. And then... you're done. It's a lot of pressure. Not enough structure for me.
I love Elsewhere because you know what you're doing. The rules are basically the same on Earth but without the pressures of capitalism or the risk of death. And there's a time limit so everything can still feel meaningul and purposeful - it's not a party without end. And the end is really just a new beginning.
I read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow like everyone else when it came out and looking into Gabrielle Zevin, I was surprised but pleased to note some of the other works she's written. Stories that I read a decade ago but haunt me in the weirdest ways. Her vampire short story. Elsewhere. Confessions of a Teenage Amnesiac. I've kind of been going through and rereading them, just to see if they hold up. To see if they'll still punch me at 29 the way that they did when I was 13. And they do. They really do.
I changed the rating on this. When I rated it the first time, it was like five years after I'd read it and I don't think I was old enough to really appreciate the complexity at the time. Now it's five stars. Should have been the whole time.
I have no idea exactly when. All I know is that I was in middle school, and this book with a snowglobe on the front fascinated and intrigued me. I had no idea what it was about. I had no idea what it would do to me. But I was a voracious young reader so I read it.
And in the almost two decades since, I've thought about it probably once a week.
I don't know! I grew up Catholic! The first time I read this, I was still attending CCD classes every week. I was waiting to get confirmed. I went to mass every Sunday. I knew the scripture, I had capital B 'Belief' but no one was really interested in the specifics of what happened in the afterlife.
And Elsewhere... it sounded nice.
A chance to do things over. A chance to see someone again. A chance to find out what happened. A chance to change, even after death.
Sounded like a pretty sweet deal.
To this day, this is probably my favorite imagining of the afterlife. Second might be The Good Place, but I was never one for playing in that kind of sandbox, you know? In The Good Place, you just hang out forever until you decide you're done. And then... you're done. It's a lot of pressure. Not enough structure for me.
I love Elsewhere because you know what you're doing. The rules are basically the same on Earth but without the pressures of capitalism or the risk of death. And there's a time limit so everything can still feel meaningul and purposeful - it's not a party without end. And the end is really just a new beginning.
I read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow like everyone else when it came out and looking into Gabrielle Zevin, I was surprised but pleased to note some of the other works she's written. Stories that I read a decade ago but haunt me in the weirdest ways. Her vampire short story. Elsewhere. Confessions of a Teenage Amnesiac. I've kind of been going through and rereading them, just to see if they hold up. To see if they'll still punch me at 29 the way that they did when I was 13. And they do. They really do.
I changed the rating on this. When I rated it the first time, it was like five years after I'd read it and I don't think I was old enough to really appreciate the complexity at the time. Now it's five stars. Should have been the whole time.
there’s just so much to say but also so little? this book was too short for my liking, it should’ve been longer. i feel so bittersweet after reading this.
I read this in middle or high school but re-read it this week as a little break from work. It’s just as sweet now as I thought it was then - such a fresh and unique story, and makes you pause and appreciate things just a little more than usual. Definitely recommend for both young adults and older ones!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un libro molto dolce, è scesa la lacrimuccia in uno degli ultimi capitoli
Dà speranza per il futuro e fa apprezzare la vita e il passare del tempo da un nuovo punto di vista
Dà speranza per il futuro e fa apprezzare la vita e il passare del tempo da un nuovo punto di vista
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't remember a lot from this book since I've read it a long time ago but I remember I liked it back when I was an emo teenager
I liked the concept alot more than the execution. It felt a little flat and anticlimactic. Still an interesting read/concept.