Every Day

David Levithan

Summary: 

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.

Plot:

This is an intriguing story. The idea of someone (or something, but since A thinks like a human I’m going to make him one) jumping from one body to the next every day is very interesting. This book is very thoroughly thought through (say those three words quickly a couple of times...I dare you!) with all the implications of previously said idea shown and explained very well. I found it fascinating, if a bit strange at times. It’s really interesting to see people from the point of view of someone who’s seen almost every type of person and got to be almost every type of person at some point. There’re funny moments and sad moments and it’s very entertaining.

Characters:

The characters are great. They’re very diverse, although A only switches to bodies the same age as him, so they’re mostly in the same age group. There’re characters from all walks of life, some of them not so great, some very likable. The main, constant characters are portrayed very well. A knows a lot about people, since he’s been almost everything, while Rhiannon is a normal girl who just wants to be appreciated. You start rooting for them very easily, even when they do stupid things.

Who should read this?

13+, quite a bit of mature content, not to mention that the idea of someone (thing?) taking over people’s bodies may be objectionable to some people. If you’re looking for something different, this is definitely a good one for you. I wouldn’t suggest this to just anybody, since it is quite strange, but it’s a very good storyline and idea.

My rating:

I really liked this book, it was interesting, didn’t bore me, I connected with the characters. 4/5

Quote:
“I wake up thinking of yesterday. The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday.”