A review by k8lynn
Every Day by David Levithan

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i flew through this one! this book had its up and downs for me. david levithan's writing is excellent,
however i'm not a fan of how quickly things start with rhiannon & how things escalate between them rather quickly. why does he love her after like three days? & it felt VERY redundant how on a consistent basis every chapter started with "i'm X miles/minutes/towns away from Rhiannon." creepy stalker much?
i'm also really disappointed in the fatphobic chapter and the chapter with the suicidal ideations; the way these were handled were very abrupt and insensitive. i understand why some people really hated this book (due to the chapter where A is like 300lbs & a trigger warning on the addict and suicidal people would have been nice!). his descrptions of life in a 2X body are quite offensive and i don't even relate to that.
those parts made me very uncomfortable. the second to last chapter made me cry & i was very enamored with all the different people we had the opportunity to meet whilst reading this. very clever concept, but i would have handled certain ideas better and paced things a lot differently if i wrote this. finally, the ending is very sad and in some ways feels empty. & some topics/ideas/feelings A feels passionate about throughout the novel fall short at the end which bothered me a bit. an altogether great read, but i had a lot of qualms that skewed my overall judgment.
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