“Every Day” by David Levithan

What would it be like, if you had a new life every day?

The novel “Every Day” written by David Levithan and published in the US in 2013 is about 16-year-old “A”.

Every morning A wakes up in somebody else’s body regardless of which gender. Every day (s)he has a new life. Over the years (s)he has learned to never get too attached, until one day (s)he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin’s girlfriend Rhiannon. From that day on his problems start. A wants to see Rhiannon again, but trying to meet a person is really difficult when you don’t know in which body and where you will be the next day. And how can Rhiannon love a person with a changing appearance?

This is a novel about tolerance, because often A is in the body of outsiders, gays or addicts. Then he makes observations about life which only an outsider can make. The novel shows us how happy we should be with our lives. Also this novel makes you think about the connection between humans and the universe.

In fact, this story is really sad because you pity A. But it’s also an optimistic and encouraging story. For although A gets into desperate situations again and again, (s)he doesn’t give up and sticks to his/her  impressive character traits.

The story is exciting being told by a first-person narrator and it’s relatively easy to read. I would recommend “Every Day” to people around my age. “Every Day” is a “must-read”.

Franziska ( 14)