Every Day

This book is fantastic, beautiful, moving, and depressing at the same time. I read all but the first 30 pages in one day... ( )

Every Day is a story about "A" - someone who wakes up in a different body every morning. "A" has always been like this since they can remember, and they have just come to accept how they are - until they meet Rhiannon. "A" wakes up as Rhiannon's boyfriend, Justin, and they go on a date. Suddenly, "A" moves all other lives to be around or near Rhiannon as best as they can, even if they know it's a struggle.

This was my first book by David Levithan and I was pretty excited about it because I know he gets such high praise. The book just didn't have the magic for me... It's a cool concept fantasy novel that explores what it's like to be a different person everyday, to be genderless, to be without self really, and also to be in love - but it's done in a creepy way. There's stalking, lying, cheating... it gets messy.

I'm not fond of the characters. "A" is a jerk - noted as a "nice person," the only one who can see who Rhiannon really is. Once "A" meets her and instantly falls in love, they stalk her and make the host bodies skip school, miss tests or practices, important events, or lie to their parents. Afterwards, "A" can manipulate the hosts' memories to really whatever works best with the plot. Rhiannon doesn't seem to have much to offer either.

The plot resolved around "A" being with and around Rhiannon, and during the time they're not, the story gets kind of just skimmed over. It's a romance YA story that's for sure, but I wish there was more at stake than just wanting to be with someone.

The pacing of the story was slow, but it's still a fast read. I can't say I enjoyed the book fully; there were some parts that I found interesting, and I read to the end to know what happened, but it had too many issues for me and ended on a note I'm not fond of. ( )

3.5 stars
One of the most creative contemporary novels I've read. By creating a protagonist who lives each day in a different body David Levithan had a chance to tackle many of the problems teenagers face such as drug abuse, alcoholism, obesity, self harm as well as talk about grief, LGBTQ issues, illegal immigrants and the most complicated and wonderful emotion: love. ( )

This book had such a unique premise! I have always wished I could try living in other peoples lives for a day, but now I am not so sure about that (haha). Maybe in some respect I would still like to try it... This is a great read and I love seeing the way A thinks about life. I would recommend this to all of my friends because I feel it can show you a different side to life and the concept of existing. ( )

I finished this a few days ago and am still thinking about it. Really great concept, but kind of disappointing. Hmmm . . . ( )