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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

7 reviews

ceredonia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Child death, Animal death, Car accident, Death, and Drug abuse

janatoktok's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

lostgwennel's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

This had so much potential. I like Zevin’s direct writing style, and the idea of Elsewhere as an afterlife, but the emotion in the story fell totally flat for me.

The main character didn’t feel authentic as a teenager and was oddly unemotional at times, which made it hard to know what I was meant to be feeling.

I didn’t buy the MC’s romance story at all - making her fall in love with a boy who used to be a forty year old man was strange and unnecessary.

I personally would’ve liked more worldbuilding, more curiosity and wonder in exploring Elsewhere. Do all living things go to Elsewhere when they die? What about plants - do trees age backwards into a sapling, then a seed? People from around the world, not just America - what does their Elsewhere look like? 

My overwhelming memory of this book is that it feels extremely *suburban*, with few natural elements or sensations, which is why I couldn’t fully connect to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm

boop123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Cancer

Minor: Miscarriage

caitcosentino's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

Elsewhere is an interesting concept, I especially like the idea of  avocations. 

Liz is kind of a dick and doesn't care about anyone who cares about her which made it difficult to get behind the story. I also just did not believe the romance.

First half was better than the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer and Fire/Fire injury

el_florence's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse and Death

xosirenox's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Cancer, and Child abuse