Every Day by David Levithan

“Every day I am someone else. I am myself-I know I am myself-but I am also someone else.”

I can honestly say that I have never read a book by David Levithan, and he has many well-known books such as Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (both collaborated with Rachel Cohn) When trying to write a review for this book, I wasn’t sure how to begin. This book blurs the lines between who we are as a body and who we are as a soul. A is the main character of the book. He is only A, a name he gave himself, to remind himself that he is someone. A soul, a spirit, a person who is passed around from body to body each day, a never ending cycle of being someone that is not him, and until now he has been alone. Then he meets Rhiannon, Justin’s girlfriend, and for one day he is able to love and laugh and be himself. That is when his world changes forever. Rhiannon is the first person to learn his secret, the first person he really loves. Through Rhiannon he is able to truly show who he is.

I found myself drawn to A, wanting this torture to end for him, and I was a little angry at Levithan for putting him through this unhappy life in a situation that may never end. I found myself, as a mom, sad that A never had parents to love him or hug him, but I guess this is a life other people have had, his is just a little stranger.

Through his book, David Levithan makes us question what love really is. Is it a gender, a physical attraction, or is it with heart that we really love someone? He makes us question who we are. Are we merely a body; are we merely a mind; are we both? Beautifully and seamlessly written, Every Day is a book that makes us think long after we put it down, and Levithan I am really hoping for a sequel.