Every Day (Every Day)

The summer is upon us and I have done some reading. I recently finished David Levithan's Every Day. I don't talk about books very often (mainly because I don't have the time to read them), but I have a soft spot in my heart for David Levithan. He's an amazing young adult author.

Don't cringe at the words young adult. I spent the better part of my middle school and high school years avoiding young adult works. Now it's all I read besides Jackie Collins and smut. David Levithan has written with John Green. That probably means more to you then me. John Green is great and all, but he just kind of exists to me.  

That book is called Will Grayson, Will Grayson. The Mayor and Miss Sara Bellum give it rave reviews. And, it's certainly on my list of material to catch up on. The book that started me on David Levithan was his work Boy Meets Boy. It's juvenile and completely sweet. The book is adorable. It's the traditional romance just gay. It's honestly surprising how refreshing and original it seems, because of that.

My favorite book by him is Two Boys Kissing. This novel is very real and honest and if you want to understand the gay experience I think this is a good book to pick up. It's well written, timely, and moving. I had to put this book down a few times I cried so much.

Now, the only reason I even read this particular David Levithan book Every Day is because Miss Sara Bellum let me borrow it. To be honest I hope she doesn't read this and remind me that I have to give this book back, but that is the trial of my life.

 The premise of this book is that this person switches bodies every day, but every day they are in love with the same girl. The narrator does not have a gender or a sexual identity and David Levithan uses that to propel a lot of ideology. That we are all the same and that we at our core we have very few arbitary differences.  

 He uses this as a chance to address suicide, racism, family relationships, what it means to be transgender. It's a fast paced read and it really has a lot more to it then just surface level entertainment. Something that David Levithan is always incorporating in his works is acceptance of others. I feel like David Levithan would be a cool person to talk to. He's very conscious of social issues and he tries to address them.  

 The main character's name is A and the girl that this entity is in love with is Rhiannon. A does everything possible to be with her and talk to her and be a part of her life. The tragedy  is that it's impossible for A to be there for her every day.

I don't want to give too much away other then to say you should read it. That it's a fascinating read and was one of the highlights of my breaks at work. If you need something to read over the summer I highly recommend checking out David Levithan's back catalog.

 If your more of a magazine, sunscreen, lay out on the beach kind of person. There will be no judgment from me.