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Every Day

Written by David Levithan

Narrated by Alex McKenna

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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A special movie tie-in edition of David Levithan’s New York Times bestseller, now a major motion picture starring Angourie Rice of Spiderman: Homecoming and The Nice Guys.

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. But can Rhiannon love someone who is destined to change every day?

Editor's Note

Touching & thought-provoking…

“Every Day” has a set-up with an extreme hypothetical premise: What if you became a different person every single day? A touching, thought-provoking look at what factors really matter when choosing to love someone and a contemplation on moral responsibilities.

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Release dateAug 28, 2012
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Every Day
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David Levithan

David Levithan is the critically acclaimed author of eight books for teens, many of which have appeared on ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list, including Boy Meets Boy, for which he won a Lambda Literary Award.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    See full review @ The Indigo Quill

    I had seen this book on the end caps at Barnes & Noble all year long. The premise sounded highly intriguing: undefined wandering soul travels from body to body every single day and never repeats the same person twice. One day, they awake in some dude's body and fall obsessively in love with his girlfriend, and thus, the plot thickens.

    The wandering soul calls themselves A, and the girl's name is Rhiannon. The fascinating part about this whole thing is that A has no consistency. A is not defined by their gender, hair, eyes, height, or anything else. A can't even have a cell phone number because there's no way for them to keep track of it. The only way to reach Rhiannon is email.

    Until this point, A just went through motions trying to give their host another normal day so it wouldn't be suspected that they had basically been "possessed" for 24 hours. However, once Rhiannon enters the picture, things change, and A is no longer satisfied with the inconsistency.

    Aside from the fact that it's really hard not to use pronouns while talking about this book, it was incredibly interesting to step outside of societal roles and experience the world from the point of view of someone who was first of all, gender neutral, but also had to live a life with no true stability. It raises a lot of interesting questions, such as: What makes a person? Is it the way they look, the family they are raised in, the kind of trouble the stay in or out of? Is it their addictions, depression, lack of self control? And what is love? Can you truly love a person if their image changes every day? Is physical attraction and familiarity as important to loving someone as we think it is, or is it actually a supernatural occurrence between two souls? This book really makes you think.

    I liked how Levithan chose to put the reader into the minds and bodies of different types of people. He communicated the thoughts and feelings of people who struggle with drugs, suicidal thoughts, obesity, and even those who live sheltered lives. In my opinion, it was a great opportunity to cover such subjects and lifestyles. And it's entirely realistic that A would wake up dealing with people who were experiencing these things. It added to the story so we weren't just reading about his obsession with Rhiannon the whole time.

    It seems a handful of people were completely disgusted with this book and felt like A violated other people's lives (and this is kind of a spoiler, so beware). Honestly, when I saw the reviews I thought A went "too far" with Rhiannon or something, but they didn't. If you think about it, what would you do in that situation? 16 years of never having your own life. Of never being surrounded by people who love and know you. You are always a stranger, and you are always different. Every single day for 16 years, you're alive, but it's like you're a ghost because no one knows that you exist. What would you do?? I'm surprised they made it 16 years! You have to have some inhumane amount of maturity and self-control to continue living like you were never even born, especially when love is mixed in the picture. I probably would've liked this book less if A was given the supernatural ability to just "respect" their owners. That would have made a really boring book, too.

    The only major thing that I did not like about this book, was that although it had a lot of interesting things to say about gender-neutrality, there were moments I felt like the author was trying to force their opinion at the reader by A forcing their way of thinking toward Rhiannon. When Rhiannon was having trouble accepting that A was neither male nor female, A would think things like "so we need to fix her way of thinking." It's one thing to want her to accept gender neutrality, but it's another to basically say something is wrong for a straight person to be straight and want to continue being straight. That's that same as all the controversy of trying to force homosexuals to be straight, so I feel like Levithan missed the mark here. And it wasn't done very well, either...because I felt like I wasn't reading the story at that point. It just felt like the author's opinion.

    So altogether, I thought this book was absolutely amazing. It's definitely a fresh premise that offers a lot of deep thinking and perspective. It's also a very easy and fast read.

    I was doing a little research and it looks like Levithan might be releasing a second book from Rhiannon's perspective. There's a lot of controversy as to whether this is a good thing or not, but I guess we'll see!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The premise: ganked from author's website: Every morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. 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.David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.My Rating: 6 - Worth Reading, with ReservationsDespite being in total love with the premise, I really didn't get the satisfying story I was hoping for. In that regard, I'm really hoping this book is a set-up for a bigger story, because there's more to A and more to A's story than falling in love and resolving that conflict, and by only focusing on that conflict, I feel the book missed a lot of opportunities in favor trying to stuff a message down the reader's throat. Granted, I'm not the target audience. If I were the target audience, I might find that message a little more palatable and relatable. And some portions of the message were easy to swallow, but yet I found myself finishing this book more interested in what I didn't get than what I did get. One of which was the people whose lives A inhabited were often far more interesting, and I think I could've read an entire book just about body-jumping, without the love story to give it shape. But that's me, a 32-year-old woman talking, not a teen. Still, there were other arcs this story could've had that would've made it just as exciting, if not more so. The premise is awesome, and there are some good nuggets in the book, but considering how much I was looking forward to it, it was a wee bit of a letdown. That said, I think it's worth reading so long as expectations are in check, or so long as you're the target audience.Spoilers, yay or nay?: Yay. Not in that I tell you exactly how it ends so much as I tell you how it doesn't end, so in that sense, there's spoilers. But only in the full review, which is at my blog. If spoilers don't bother you, feel free to click below to go directly to the full review, and as always, comments and discussion are welcome.REVIEW: David Levithan's EVERY DAYHappy Reading!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An absolutely phenomenal book that grabs readers from the first page, Every Day was a pleasure to read and a wonderful reprieve from the high fantasy I have been reading lately. I stayed awake until 3 am and read this in one sitting, it’s a fantastic book that I wish was longer!Every Day exists in the space where the ordinary meets the unreal: A is forced to wake up in a different body every day and take over that person’s life for 24 hours. A has walked every path in life and has come to a macroscopic understanding of the world that I found fascinating. The story is tinged with tragedy and sorrow, and while I can see that A truly has a go at being happy and live as normally as possible, the loneliness A feels is tangible and touched me deeply.The short time A spends in each person’s life prevents the establishment of any relationships, familial or otherwise. To survive, A has established a bunch wide range of rules designed to lessen the pain. All those rules become suspended when A meets Rhiannon, and suddenly life isn’t about existing, day-to-day, it’s about Rhiannon, and how A can be around her, see her smile, make her laugh, share her secrets. The romance is incredibly sweet, and I think Rhiannon, who I loved the moment I met her, is a realistic and well written character.This story is, at its heart, an examination of what defines a person, what love means, and how strong love can be. It challenges our preconceptions about life, love and everything else. A doesn’t identify as male or female – A is simply one person one day, and another the next. Having borne witness to so many different lives, cultures, religions and social groups over 6000 days, A has a distinct world view that is not only engaging, but sensible and eye-opening. Rhiannon finds it difficult to overcome a lot of her own notions, and she’s a very open-minded, grounded girl.Every Day is a touching, memorable story of a sixteen year old like no other. This is a brave book that forays deep into the core of human nature. I hope everyone will read it one day, and I look forward to reading more of Leviathan’s work.A copy of this book was provided by the publisher for review.You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is such a touching book with an incredible premise. I love A's voice and the respectful way 'he' treats each body he enters. Each person's story is varied and interesting, but underlying the book is the powerful connection between A and Rhiannon. David Levithan has written a beautiful, emotional book about the power of love and the ability to see beyond the physical.. Although, ultimately, this is a story about kindness and accepting those around us for who they are, "Every Day" has such a sad ending. A memorable read!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A unique journey. Finding yourself in a different body each day has it's challenges and advantages.

    Quote: "I shed my borrowed life for an hour and put on the life of the book I'm reading."
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    He did it again....took us to a thought and then on a journey! what would it be like to wake up every day in someone else's body. Will you be a girl or a boy? will you be healthy or sick....thin or overweight...
    and what happens if one day you meet the person of your dreams and fall in love?

    This is a journey that every kid needs to take...to experience one day in the body of someone else.
    Highly recommended!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Really enjoyed this book, great characters and interesting concept. Loved the writing style too.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It'll be really interesting to see what they did with the movie. I think parts could have been expanded, though I'm sure much will be skipped in the movie due to time constraints, too.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    So, so dull. The premise is terrific--what a great, original, wonderful premise--and then, unless you're the very stereotype of a teenage girl reader, the author does almost nothing of interest with it. Every day a different body, every day in love with the same girl--and it's so boring. It's a rom-com without any com. It's a rom. There is so, so, so, so much that could have been done with this to make it exciting, and the author even stumbles across it himself, introducing a plot-point about 30 pages from the end that should have been introduced about 30 pages from the beginning.

    I'm irked!

    (Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love a book that is unique and something that I have never come across before. A wakes up in a new body every day. We get to see what life is like in so many different scenarios. Some happy, some sad, some troubled, and some that just don’t care. It is such an excellent idea and broaches so many stereo types and stigmas, but at the heart of the story there is love and acceptance. The only reason it’s not 5 🌟 is I wasn’t a fan of the ending. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wake up every day in a different body. Location is always close to where the last body fell asleep. Totally implausible, but also it totally sucked me in.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Do you ever read a book and think: the author had so many possibilities staring him right in the face, but he made it a stupid love story instead??

    That's how I feel about Every Day



    The Writing and Worldbuilding

    This is a fast-paced story, meaning that events happen in rather quick succession and do not tend to slow down for too long. However, sometimes the book was less fast-paced and more rushed. The first "day", for example, had a great deal of rushed narrative exposition and insta-love (my most hated trope and cliche). Idk what I expected, but it wasn't that, that's for sure. I guess I thought Levithan would have at least one day before the love interest was introduced, to introduce the main character and the world before diving face first into the plot. At the quarter mark, I almost DNF'd it, but decided not to since it was a recommendation. The rushed nature doesn't really improve.

    I really don't like love stories being the A plot (pun intended). It really drags down the whole concept to just, oh, this is the story where this person is in a different body every day but instead of, idk, being psychologically interesting, they just pine after some random girl they saw in the first chapter because she had writing on her shoes. The B plot was really the highlight and I wish it was the A plot.

    I thought there would be more development into Rhiannon's family life, but no, there was next to none. The whole book was basically will they, won't they? and I honestly couldn't care less.

    The Characters

    A: Definitely my favorite character, though given the competition, that doesn't really say much. They are consistent and kind. They make for a great narrator, I have to admit.

    Rhiannon: I really don't like this girl. She's upset that A can't be with her even before she's actually broken up with Justin and after A basically forces her to break up with him, she only gets pissier. I get where she's coming from, but she's just really annoying and I don't like her.

    Justin: He was just a classic jerk and I wish he had had a chance to possibly redeem himself or at least have a possibility to be humanized. Instead, he's just "the jerk" and not much else.

    Nathan and Reverand Poole: Interesting characters! Why weren't they main characters?? IDK!! David Levithan doesn't want me to have nice things, apparently!

    Conclusion

    The book was good. I liked it and I might read the sequel, but I have a lot of other books I care more about on my TBR, so probably not. I don't want to be so negative with this book but I had no high expectations coming in, and the fact is, my low expectations were met, and that's sad.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I recently saw a trailer for this movie and was so intrigued by the story of someone waking up in a new body every day that I got my hands on the book and read it in almost one sitting. I loved the premise. I loved the observations about all we have in common despite our genders, ethnicities, economic statuses, and sexual orientations. I didn't care for the obsessive teenage romance (admittedly, I'm not the target demographic for this book), but I did fully appreciate the author's assertion that you can recognize and love someone's spirit regardless of the shell they're wearing. that the outer layer shouldn't matter as much as the inner character. It was a fun, easy, thought-provoking read that really speaks to some of my personally held beliefs.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Good, heart-warming. Sometimes sad. One of the best books I have read this year.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Hmm, I'm hovering between a 3-4 star rating but I'll leave it at a 3 for now.

    Normally, I don't do full reviews here but I kinda need to rant and my rant doesn't fit on my blog review format :P

    First, I love the concept. This is such a cool idea for a story and I've never read anything like this before. I like the feeling that there is something bigger happening in this world.

    What killed this though is the romance--which, unfortunately, is a huge premise of the novel (as opposed to A trying to figure out why their life is what it is while falling in love). And it's a combination of two things: 1) I didn't really like the characters and 2) I really didn't see this "soul-deep" connection between the two of them.

    A and Rhiannon meet once and A is head over heels. I guess when you're a soul going from body to body you can connect on that unspoken level with another person but it wasn't enough for me. I didn't get the appeal of Rhiannon. Yes, she's honest and she seems to be a somewhat kind person (potentially cheating on your boyfriend actions aside) but what else is there to her? I feel like A just becomes obsessed with who he assumes she is. I don't do well with these all-consuming teen romances like this.

    Now, why I didn't particularly like the characters. I struggle to find the word that best describes A but I would say it s naivety. The whole situation with Nathan bugged me to no end because OF COURSE, Nathan is going to react as he does. Why does A think otherwise? Who wouldn't react that way given the circumstances? And A's obsession with Rhiannon is so selfish that it causes A to do some things that really made me unsympathetic to their relationship and characters.

    Also Rhiannon: FYI, kissing IS cheating on your boyfriend! I really couldn't tolerate how she treated Justin. Sure, he's a tool but that doesn't make it ok. I feel like she traded one unhealthy relationship for another. She needs some "me" time..

    On a positive note: I like that this story had me thinking about ethics and morality and what it means to live. It had me thinking about how we treat and view others.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So good, you guys. At first, I thought, "how can he possibly maintain this premise over an entire novel, if the cast changes every chapter?" but almost immediately, my questions were answered.

    Now I just want a sequel, basically.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    THIS BOOK IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
    Especially the ending. YOU HAVE TO READ IT OKAY
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5


    Amazingly interesting work.

    Read the back for a summary.

    My first reaction was complete love with the work and with A's life. By midway through, I was annoyed with A. He was selfishly hurting others and R. Eventually, as in all good young adult novels, he figured out what to do.

    The best part of the book? All the different lives!! All the different teenagers! A mean girl, transgender girl, a loser boyfriend, a sheltered homeschooled kid, two burly football players, gay kids, straight kids, depressed kids, perfect kids, and hurting kids.

    A redeemed himself (?) by the end. Interesting.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Really enjoyed this book, great characters and interesting concept. Loved the writing style too.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    it was unique and interesting and i liked it
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    a very thought provoking read
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    If you were to blend the 1990s television show Quantum Leap with Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife, the result would be the YA novel, Every Day by David Leviathan. A is a 16 year old who has always awakened each day in another person's body. One day he wakes up in Justin's body and meets and falls in love with his girlfriend Rhiannon who is amazed at the pleasant behavioral change in her boyfriend. While in other bodies during the days that follow, A reveals his true nature and feelings toward her. The difficulty that arises now is how to make such a relationship work. The author effectively in the novel many of the issues that an adolescent might encounter such as alcoholism, drug addition, obesity, depression, homosexuality, child labor, and divorced parents.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    (Spoilers!) A wakes up in a different body every morning. Then he falls in love with a girl and wants to stay with her, but being someone different every day does not make having a relationship easy. The idea of being a different person every day is harrowing, perhaps not at sixteen when you can live day by day without any future or long term plans, but as an adult when you realise how there is no stability in your life. Falling in love gives A a real purpose for each day, but when the girl A is in love with does not want to throw her life away just for love, A is devastated. They share a perfect day, including their first time .... of cooking (?!?!) and A leaves the girl with a carefully chosen boy A was fot that day. Then he travels away to guarantee the girl her happiness. VERY sentimental. VERY naive. But then again, this is a ya novel so these are allowed, even anticipated. Levithan is a decent writer, and I'll read the next one as well since it's already sitting in the pile from the library.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I liked the imagery and detailed descriptions that were not dry like some detailed work
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    i liked the reader and the pace of words but not a very interesting book overall
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Finished in a day! Usually I have a hard time paying attention to audiobooks while working but this book had me hooked!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I loved the concept and it was mostly well done, but the end...huh? What the heck happened? I didn't get it, maybe because I listened instead of read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wow, this story. I did not expect the punch it gave me. I suggest that you not find out any spoilers before reading it. It does an excellent job of making you really think about what’s important and truly appreciate things. I highly recommend this for teens and adults. It’s great for opening the mind and the heart.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It’s the day after I’ve finished. My thoughts are jumbled.
    *Could be a sequel
    >Do I want a sequel?
    *I can't imagine this life
    >A does such a good job describing it – I get it. I don’t want it
    for myself but I get it.
    *Could I love someone who had a different body everyday?
    *Is it the body or the soul we love?
    *The ending is perfect… perfectly awful and painful, but perfect.
    *A, in the end, is a selfless person,and better than me.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I didn't expect to finish this in one day but I did. After reading that ending, I feel as if my heart just split apart. I love the story but I couldn't stop asking the hows, whys, and whats. As I read I seemed to keep adding on to a stack of questions. Lastly, I was confused about the main character's undetermined gender. Overall the plot was intriguing and captivating.