Every Day

got seven pages in and couldn't go on. seemed predictable; just like any other teen fiction novel of the like

Gave up partway through the audiobook. The teenage characters seem accurately written to being teenagers, and irritate me to no end.

Originally posted on The Selkie Reads Stories (http://selkiereadsstories.blogspot.com)

Every Day isn't my favorite Levithan book, but it surely will be one of the ones I'll keep close to my heart. It's one of those books that may not be over all as brilliant as others, but it's own essence makes it shine with a unique brilliance.

David Levithan is one of my favorite contemporary YA writers and when I found out about Every Day, I was completely floored. I couldn't grasp the concept of Levithan writing a paranormal/fantasy novel. I'm not sure if this is his first, but i'm more familiar with him as a contemporary kind of guy. I wasn't sure what to expect but I looked forward to reading the book nonetheless. And I am so glad that I did because I loved the reading experience Every Day gave me.

I loved the dialogue, I loved A's inner narrative, I loved A's interaction with the people who are close to the people he becomes. Levithan weaves all the aspects of the narrative so well and the characters he introduces as the book progresses and the descriptions of the things that A goes through to every single day are so overwhelmingly surreal. That's what I loved the most about this book, I guess. Every morning when A wakes up in the body of a different person, Levithan introduced me to that person and that person's life and the people around him/her. The way he embodies the different characters astound me because they were all so uniquely interesting. I will forever be a fan of Levithan's fluidly easygoing writing and his strong voice that emanates honesty.

Rhiannon. The plot basically surrounds her because this book basically is a romance and she's the whole reason why A is doing all these things that he doesn't usually do, but I didn't care much for her. I mean, I was okay with her character, but I strongly feel that the book would be equally as interesting even if she didn't enter the story line. What I did like about Rhiannon was that she was like a real person; ethical and logical and used her brain in every situation, and she took into consideration how her actions would reflect other people.

Most people hated that the love A felt for Rhiannon was like instalove and that he was doing all these things for a girl he barely knew, but imagine yourself in his position for a moment. If you led a life like him and then a girl you can imagine spending every day with enters your life and then everything you lived for suddenly has meaning, wouldn't you jump at every opportunity to be with her? Love isn't always out there as an option for him and when life gave him a chance at it, he did what any person with a right mind would do and took it. And from Rhiannon's point of view, would you be willing to be with someone and love someone who became a different person every day? There's so much more to this book than others let on, because it makes you think and wonder and makes you thankful for every day.

I'm not a big fan of the decisions that A made and the things that he did either, but I understand why he did them. I'm proud that he made a good decision and did the right thing in the end; it's like he opened his eyes and finally faced the truth. And because of that, A and David Levithan and this book tore my heart apart with equal amounts of depression and happiness.

I'm still not really sure if I liked this book, but I read it

i liked this and how it could totally be sold as a teen movie. i didnt like however what was happening to build into the second book. cause also when you move to the second one this setup feels a little weird since everything is getting even more fantastical. when before it was more heavily focused on the people and relationships and stuff for almost a whole book. not to say this isn’t good because it was nice to read but it just didn’t hold my attention

3/5 ⭐
An interesting concept but it was done without any logic. It started off interesting but soon got redundant.

It was a good book. I finished it in 4 days, so it was definitely interesting. It was insightful, inspirational, hopeful, and very introspective. I like how it showed the viewpoints of many people, many lives, but through the same eyes. I think that Nathan was a very underused character, and the ending was disappointing. Very vague and disappointing. A basically manipulates the body he is in to give Rhiannon a new boyfriend, since A can never be there for her. And then he runs away. I think the author meant for it to be a vague ending, but I find it pretty unsatisfying. I also think that A was a terrible name for the author to choose for the main character. If this book was written in, like, Japanese or something, A as a name would be acceptable. But in English, a is such a common word, it is one letter–it's barely a sound. It's an article, it's a GRAMMAR thing. Having a character named A makes following certain conversations unnecessarily hard.

Still, I think the book was worth reading. I think I'll give it 3.5 stars.

honestly would have been better if the concept of waking up in another body was explored. didn't expect this to be a love story

4/5

I think the beginning moved a little too quickly and the love story felt kinda fake because of it but besides that, it was pretty good.

I enjoyed this book, but there is a fatphobic chapter that was so harsh that it took my breath away. Also, A is kind of a stalker.

A great premise executed with great writing - I couldn't stop. I had to see where A and Rhiannon ended up. Satisfying from beginning to end.

I loved the consept of A always changing body. It was a good story but I hoped for more change.

There are some reasons this book deserves less than four stars, but there are more important details that give it that fourth star.

At the beginning of the book, you meet A, who inhabits a different body every day (you never figure out why). A is inhabiting the body of a boy named Justin. After being in his body, A falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rihannon. At first, it doesn't make sense, because it's breaking every rule A set for themself.

This epic love story progresses as the story goes on, but there's a seemingly useless event that won't matter until the end: one of the people A has inhabited remembers something. This conflict grows along with their romance.

And then one day, A inhabits Rihannon's body... I get that this was important to the plot, but it really didn't go the way it should have.

At the end, so much happens that I'm not okay with. Rihannon ends things with A, which they should have seen coming. But A refuses to leave it at that, and pairs her up with one of the bodies they inhabit. This made me mad because they once again broke every rule they've ever made for themself.

More on that breakup, Rihannon could have tried harder because A cant control anything. You know that even in the other books of the series, nothing will be the same.

This was a great book overall, but some things don't match up. I recommend this book, unless you're bit picky about details.

i wanna take this book and hit anyone anti-lgbt over the head with it and make them read it and EDUCATE THEMSELVES. although this is a work of fiction, it gave me so much insight in the real world. so many lessons that good people should learn embedded in the point of view of the protagonist that has lives thousands of different lives.

i LOVED the romance aspect of this book. forbidden love is always fun to read but an almost impossible love bc idk what body i will be in tomorrow and where i'll even be??? AMAZING. this was a very easy but emotional read, the ending had me in tears.

Actual rating 4.5 stars.

This book consumed me. I read in one sitting, totally engrossed in the condition of the human soul and its ability to love.

The spirit of A goes beyond gender and sexual identity and into a space of simply ‘being.' It was such an amazing perspective on existence. Juxatpose that with the love interest, Rhiannon's perception and interactions with A and her gradual understanding and acceptance of A, and their humanity, and you end up with a universal attitude of love and acceptance of everyone. It was truly inspired.

On the other hand, being A was weird. Always the interloper, unsure of your very existence. It's a hard place to be. Alone and transient. Enough to send you completely bonkers. But A finds a way to balance it all. A's own desires and wishes without impacting the lives of the bodies that are being borrowed for the day.

I loved toe tone of zero prejudice about the physical being and of identity. I loved getting to walk, if somewhat briefly, in so many other people's lives and feel that impact.

While we only get the tiniest hint of the mythology behind A and his existence, the rest of the novel feels like a social commentary on identity and how we treat each other. How we are all different, yet the same. I wanted to get involved more into the reasons why A was the way he was – a wandering soul. I was hoping that in the sequel ‘Another Day' I'd get more answers, but alas, only another brief touch on the mythology. I have my fingers crossed that we can really sink out teeth into the paranormal or science fiction of it all in the third book of the series ‘Someday' due out on the 2nd of October this year. Not long to wait now!

There's not much to say about this novel. It's a romance, a character study with a heavy dose of philosophy. I loved it. The concept so fresh in YA!

It's a beautiful quick read that I highly recommend.

Not a fan. It's been a while since I've read YA, so I'm not sure if this is objectively juvenile writing or if it fits neatly into the genre, but I'm inclined to think the former; after all, I've read and enjoyed (if not loved)plenty of YA in the past, or books at that reading level, from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games to John Green teen romances. This book feels...flat. The plot is flat and anti-climactic. The dialogue is flat. Scenes are flat. The characters are especially flat (seriously, he fell in love with Rhiannon after a few hours? Rhiannon is boring AF and WAY too trusting of strangers. Which means A fell in love with her physical appearance, mostly, which is antithetical to THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE BOOK).

Oh, and the premise is wholly implausible. I don't like having to accept this absolutely bonkers premise in a world that is supposedly ours (vs. fantasy world, dystopian, etc). Especially because the “rules” of said premise are so artificially imposed, making it harder to buy in. And for a book like this to work, the reader HAS to buy in.

I'll give it this: the premise does drum up some interesting questions about identity. How tied is our identity to our bodies, and our circumstances? What truly makes a person a person? And how might these questions affect our experience of romantic love?

Also, it does force us to explore what it is like to be in someone else's shoes, quite literally; so I also appreciate the exercise in empathy.

But mostly I appreciate that it only took me a few hours to read because on the whole I thought it was dumb.

Wow! This was really good! I finished it in one day! That basically NEVER happens. But anyways I really enjoyed this book and recommend it.

Setiap hari tubuh yang berbeda. Setiap hari kehidupan yang berbeda. Ia tak pernah tahu di mana atau jadi siapa dirinya. A sudah menerima kenyataan itu, bahkan membuat aturan: Jangan pernah terlalu dekat. Jangan menarik perhatian. Jangan ikut campur. Semua baik-baik saja sampai pada suatu pagi, A terbangun dalam tubuh Justin dan bertemu kekasih Justin, Rhiannon. Sejak saat itu, semua aturan A tidak lagi berlaku. Sebab A akhirnya tahu ia ingin bersama siapa—siang hari, malam hari, hari demi hari.
Ini karya David Levithan pertama yang kubaca, dari goodreads aku jadi tahu kalo David ini sdh banyak menulis buku genre YA. Di buku ini dijabarkan bagaimana kerumitan hidup dan cinta di dunia A, saat A dan Rhiannon mencari tahu apakah kita dapat benar-benar mencintai orang yang ditakdirkan berubah setiap hari.
Sudah sejak awal2 buku aku bertanya-tanya bagaimana ending yg direncanakan. Walau endingnya tdk seperti yang kuharapkan, Karena tetap membuatku bertanya-tanya, tanpa solusi, namun itu ending yg lumayan bagus untuk A maupun untuk Rhiannon. Aku cukup menikmati buku ini.

Intriguing concept and some of the execution was good, but a longer section for some of the characters would have helped.

WHAT IS THIS BOOK, WHAT IS THIS ENDING WHAT NO

A new spin on YA musings on gender and love, with some crystalline moments of gasping humanity that will cut you like glass.

3.5 stars. Enjoyed the concept of the book and the exploration of what life would be like when one identifies only as an awareness and not a particular body. I would have like to see more plot, though, as I felt the story was just getting started when the book ended.

Lo acabo de terminar de leer, la historia es sencilla y enamora aunque el final deja mucho que desear. Definitivamente es un gran autor y espero leer sus otras novelas.

This concept is so full of potential, so many ways it could make a rich and smart and poignant novel. Every Day gets very close to fulfilling that potential.

It's both tragic and uplifting, and the tone is balanced throughout. It's a smart sci-fi novel with the skin of a well above-average YA romance, and both manage to be interesting. The ending doesn't answer any of the questions I had while reading, but it still feels like the way this story should have ended. It doesn't quite achieve the level of greatness it has the potential to, but it's a great story anyway.

Although the beginning was rather slow, Every Day was an incredible book. It broached so many topics and real-life scenarios, widening my eyes a bit to the lives of other people who struggle so beautifully in life. Rhiannon was annoying, yet realistic, and A had humanistic qualities and thoughts that made both pivotal characters seem tangible. All in all it was an incredible book, and I can't wait for the next one to come out. In the mean time, I will certainly waste no time reading more books by his author.