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A review by wordsaremyforte
In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
4.0
4.5 stars
And Jessica Brody does it again for me. I absolute loved The Chaos of Standing Still for its overall quirkiness combined seamlessly with hard-hitting themes, and In Some Other Life had that same magic. I have now made it my quest to read all of her books.
I had a few issues with some of the circumstances that happened in this book and a few discrepancies with the main character. Nevertheless, I still absolutely loved the main characters, Kennedy Rhodes herself, her brother Frankie, and mysterious resident rebel Dylan Parker. I am part of a literary magazine, so I could deeply relate with Kennedy's newspaper struggles and deadlines.
What I'm finding with Brody's novels is that they're all about suspension of disbelief. In The Chaos of Standing Still, the conspiracy with Denver Airport is present, but we as an audience never have to think too hard about whether or not any of it was true (due to spoilers, I won't mention much more, but trust me when I say some foggy things happen in that book, esp. towards the end). In Some Other Life uses a multiverse paradox situation to create and expand the underlying theme of choice making in the novel. Again, the audience doesn't have to ponder too much when it comes to this factor. Even though the characters try to make sense of it in the book itself, we--or, at least, I was--inclined to just go with it and see what shenanigans ensued in this diverging path. I was incredibly drawn to this book due to this premise; I think we all wonder once in a while: What if? What if I had made that other decision?
Not to mention, I just adore Brody's writing style. There's just something about it that, while it can be clever and witty, there's also some truly hard-hitting and thought provoking lines within.
Overall, the main reason I really enjoyed this was for its message of being okay with the choices you make, and to stop second guessing your actions, because the only person who can decide what's best for you is you. If you ding yourself struggling to come to peace with a past decision that changed the course of your life, I highly recommend diving into this crazy adventure of Kennedy Rhodes and see for yourself exactly what could have happened.
And Jessica Brody does it again for me. I absolute loved The Chaos of Standing Still for its overall quirkiness combined seamlessly with hard-hitting themes, and In Some Other Life had that same magic. I have now made it my quest to read all of her books.
I had a few issues with some of the circumstances that happened in this book and a few discrepancies with the main character
Spoiler
Mainly, not being able to figure out what happened to her dad and that SCHOOLING COST $MONEY$What I'm finding with Brody's novels is that they're all about suspension of disbelief. In The Chaos of Standing Still, the conspiracy with Denver Airport is present, but we as an audience never have to think too hard about whether or not any of it was true (due to spoilers, I won't mention much more, but trust me when I say some foggy things happen in that book, esp. towards the end). In Some Other Life uses a multiverse paradox situation to create and expand the underlying theme of choice making in the novel. Again, the audience doesn't have to ponder too much when it comes to this factor. Even though the characters try to make sense of it in the book itself, we--or, at least, I was--inclined to just go with it and see what shenanigans ensued in this diverging path. I was incredibly drawn to this book due to this premise; I think we all wonder once in a while: What if? What if I had made that other decision?
Not to mention, I just adore Brody's writing style. There's just something about it that, while it can be clever and witty, there's also some truly hard-hitting and thought provoking lines within.
Overall, the main reason I really enjoyed this was for its message of being okay with the choices you make, and to stop second guessing your actions, because the only person who can decide what's best for you is you. If you ding yourself struggling to come to peace with a past decision that changed the course of your life, I highly recommend diving into this crazy adventure of Kennedy Rhodes and see for yourself exactly what could have happened.