Over the summer I read a great book called Every Day by David Levithan. A brief overview of the book is; a person named A wakes up in a new body each day, one day A (Who is portrayed as a boy) wakes up in a guys body named Justin and when A meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon he realizes she's mistreated by Justin. In the afternoon they spent together A begins to fall for Rhiannon. This is one of the best books I've read, when reading the book I found a great message; love someone for who they are, and not what they look like.
The one day A and Rhiannon spent together both A and Rhiannon felt a connection for each other. The day they spent together was great, it opened up Rhiannon's eyes on what she was missing being with someone who couldn't care less for her feelings. Rhiannon was only staying with Justin because "She has been hanging on to the hope of him..." Justin and Rhiannon have had many fights and Justin has "destroyed her". That one day Rhiannon got to tell her opinions and open up, she didn't fall back in love with Justin, she fell in love with A. If someone were to tell you they liked you but woke up in a different body everyday, whether it be a boy or a girl, fat or thin, you'd probably run away however Rhiannon didn't when she found out. Rhiannon stayed with A when he was a boy or a guy and no matter what A looked like, because she liked A for who he was and not what he looked like. Obviously there are many examples of how Rhiannon stayed with A because of his personality, but one example is a boy named George who is 45 minutes away from Rhiannon. I find it amazing how even when their a couple minutes away or a couple hours away they still manage to see each other, this tells me Rhiannon cares as much for A as A does her her.
In the book there are a lot of examples of how Rhiannon loved A for who he was and not what he looked like. Not having Justin be there to boss Rhiannon around definitely aloud Rhiannon to grow as a character. Overall the book was spectacular and if David Levithan made a book from the point of view of Rhiannon, it'd be cool to see how Rhiannon changed.
Your blog was really good. You wrote about a different type of view that I didnt see when I read the book. I liked how you opened up my eyes to see new things. I also liked the evidence that youused to back up your claim. For example, how you stated that Rhiannon loved A was who he was and no matter what he looked like. You made me connect to your piece and I really liked it.
ReplyDeleteYour reading response was really great, and it encouraged me to read "Everyday". I liked how you described each character's emotions and feelings, and stating their actions to connect to their feelings. I also liked how you stayed on topic, focusing on A and Rhiannon. Rhiannon sounds like a interesting character, and it would be fun to find out more about her when i start reading "Everyday".
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