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A review by blurrypetals
Every Day by David Levithan
5.0
I have heard of David Levithan many, many times before. He is very widely renowned and admired, but I have never read any of his books, not even the ones he has collaborated with people on before (including Will Grayson, Will Grayson, his collaboration with John Green, which I happen to own). I'm quite sure his body of work is impressively wonderful and whimsical, but I can't be happier that Every Day was my first real encounter with the writer.
I am nearly at a loss for words because I was so touched by this piece of work. It placed a great deal of importance on how we treat people based on personality, appearance, and a mixture of both. It was so real for a story that is impossible. Levithan captured the diversity each society has by incorporating gay, transgender, black, Asian, white, female, male, fat, skinny, everything characters into the world, even if they each only made a 24-hour appearance.
The ending was very difficult for me to face and, true to form, I cried. But I accepted it. It was real. It was sad, but it was perfect. It was the only way it could have ended. It wasn't easy to accept, but that's how life is.
I am nearly at a loss for words because I was so touched by this piece of work. It placed a great deal of importance on how we treat people based on personality, appearance, and a mixture of both. It was so real for a story that is impossible. Levithan captured the diversity each society has by incorporating gay, transgender, black, Asian, white, female, male, fat, skinny, everything characters into the world, even if they each only made a 24-hour appearance.
The ending was very difficult for me to face and, true to form, I cried. But I accepted it. It was real. It was sad, but it was perfect. It was the only way it could have ended. It wasn't easy to accept, but that's how life is.