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A review by stuhlsem
Flip by Martyn Bedford
3.0
This book was completely ridiculous, starting with the tag line on the cover: Ever Wake Up in Somebody Else's Body? My answer: no.
It definitely wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great or especially special, I thought.
A nerdy, chess playing, asthmatic kid wakes up in the body of some guy across the country who is exactly the same age but otherwise completely different. Alex plays the clarinet, plays chess, and gets winded walking across the street. Philip (Flip) smokes, has two hot girlfriends, and plays just about every imaginable sport. As Flip, Alex manages to lose both girlfriends, actually befriend his (Flip's) sister, and find a website for other people whose souls have taken up residence in somebody else's body. The founder of the website (who is kind of a huge loser, though Alex can't seem to recognize that) comes to "help" Alex get used to his new body. Alex, however, really wants to get back to his body, even though it turns out he's in a coma (persistent vegetative state) back in his hometown. He does figure out how to switch bodies back, and then, ta da! happy ending.
It definitely wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great or especially special, I thought.
A nerdy, chess playing, asthmatic kid wakes up in the body of some guy across the country who is exactly the same age but otherwise completely different. Alex plays the clarinet, plays chess, and gets winded walking across the street. Philip (Flip) smokes, has two hot girlfriends, and plays just about every imaginable sport. As Flip, Alex manages to lose both girlfriends, actually befriend his (Flip's) sister, and find a website for other people whose souls have taken up residence in somebody else's body. The founder of the website (who is kind of a huge loser, though Alex can't seem to recognize that) comes to "help" Alex get used to his new body. Alex, however, really wants to get back to his body, even though it turns out he's in a coma (persistent vegetative state) back in his hometown. He does figure out how to switch bodies back, and then, ta da! happy ending.