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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A gender-bending, body-switching novel that explores marriage, identity, and sex, and raises, profound questions about the nature of true partnership.
Just read this book. Incredibly fascinating take on perceived gender and if you can truly know your spouse.
The writing was so crisp and concise. I just wanted to live in the sentences and felt for Eli (as Elizabeth) navigating the world now as a woman. It was understandable why Elizabeth (as Eli) wanted what they wanted.
‘I am not a responsible man. I am not a brave man – which is not to say I am a coward. But no one would ever consider me brave.’
I love when the title of the book appears:
‘Circumstances pinball people together. This is called fate because chance is too scary a word. People collide. People collide Elizabeth and Elijah were people know better than anyone else. Fortunately, no worse.’
‘I was grieving without being sure what to grieve.’
‘There were rules to this body - rules Elizabeth had, over the years, made very clear to me…’
‘He believed that he didn’t like to be cared for in this manner. He believed himself above the love of others even as he desired their unadulterated attention.’
‘We skated around the edges of truth without ever slipping inside.’
Just read this book. Incredibly fascinating take on perceived gender and if you can truly know your spouse.
The writing was so crisp and concise. I just wanted to live in the sentences and felt for Eli (as Elizabeth) navigating the world now as a woman. It was understandable why Elizabeth (as Eli) wanted what they wanted.
‘I am not a responsible man. I am not a brave man – which is not to say I am a coward. But no one would ever consider me brave.’
I love when the title of the book appears:
‘Circumstances pinball people together. This is called fate because chance is too scary a word. People collide. People collide Elizabeth and Elijah were people know better than anyone else. Fortunately, no worse.’
‘I was grieving without being sure what to grieve.’
‘There were rules to this body - rules Elizabeth had, over the years, made very clear to me…’
‘He believed that he didn’t like to be cared for in this manner. He believed himself above the love of others even as he desired their unadulterated attention.’
‘We skated around the edges of truth without ever slipping inside.’
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found most if not all of the characters insufferable, relatable and the prose enthralling. I read this in 2.5 sittings and I have a feeling it’s one that will stick with me. Really beautiful and weird
The last chapter really made this for me/ also really wrecked me
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One morning, Eli leaves his Bulgarian apartment and leaves for work, only to discover that he is somehow in his wife Elizabeth’s body, and she is nowhere to be found. As he tracks her down, we look at how men and women are treated differently in society today. Will Eli be able to find Elizabeth? If so, what will happen to their marriage? Can they get back to their own bodies?
This story was a unique twist to the Freaky Friday scenario; the switching of bodies is about the only thing those two stories have in common. It was entertaining to see Eli realize how different the world is when you inhabit a woman’s body. This was definitely one of the weirdest books I’ve read this year, and I’m not sure how I felt about the end. If the premise of the book sounds intriguing to you, I recommend checking it out.
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an audio ARC of this book.
This story was a unique twist to the Freaky Friday scenario; the switching of bodies is about the only thing those two stories have in common. It was entertaining to see Eli realize how different the world is when you inhabit a woman’s body. This was definitely one of the weirdest books I’ve read this year, and I’m not sure how I felt about the end. If the premise of the book sounds intriguing to you, I recommend checking it out.
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an audio ARC of this book.
The premise was interesting and some of the story was well done but overall I didn’t believe the interactions between characters. The characters never understood themselves or others in spite of the dialogue that presumed they did. I was glad it was a short book.