Every Day

I enjoyed reading the book-- it was a pretty easy read and i finished the whole thing in about three or four hours. I couldn't help feeling like it only grazed the surface of the whole situation-- I love the idea, I really do, but I just feel like it could have been more. I kind of hope someone else will write a story in the same universe as someone else who is like A. Overall, I didn't buy their personalities, but I really liked their situations and wished that there had been more conflict and deeper resolution of that conflict.

Every Day is a magical realism novel that tells the story of A., a teenage soul that wakes up every day in a different body, not knowing why or how this happens. One day, A. wakes up in the body of Justin, the boyfriend of a girl named Rhiannon. A. quickly realizes that they have fallen in love with Rhiannon and embarks on a daily journey to find her no matter what body they inhabit. Every Day is beautifully and lyrically written. It was such a pleasure to read just because of the writing style. But there was one other aspect that I absolutely loved about this book, and that is Levithan’s acknowledgement of diversity in the form of gender fluidity, mental illness, racial and class differences, and even struggles with substance abuse. The character of A. identifies with no gender, and frequently mentions being attracted to both men and women. They can’t seem to understand why people are so afraid of gender fluidity and gender identity. Levithan also gives a nod to mental health issues, allowing the reader inside A.’s head as they inhabit the body of people with varying degrees of mental illness. This was approached so wonderfully. A. also inhabited the bodies of people of different races, body types, religions, and social and economic classes - and it was fascinating to read about the public’s reaction to A. when they were in these bodies. It was like a mini sociological experiment, which is something that is right up my alley. I wish I could describe the way these scenes were presented in more detail, but alas, I am not as eloquent as David Levithan and therefore I will leave the writing to the master and suggest you check out the book for yourself.

This although was a good read and was well written i truly believe it could have been better. When A starts discovering more about himself the story drops from there to me and the story did has a recent ending it was more depressing than sad...left with questions at the end.