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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

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auraaleksandra's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

lanamosk's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hopeful, funny, tender, I felt for Liz every step of her journey and wish I could read again with a fresh point of view so good!!!

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4.0

Fascinating story about a fully-imagined afterlife. A 15-year-old girl hit by a car finds herself on a boat... journeying to Elsewhere, a land where the dead age backwards and learn to create a new life for themselves, in preparation for their eventual return to Earth as babies once more.

I sniffled and/or cried my way through many parts of this book, which has moments that are sad, happy, touching, amusing, and thought-provoking.

In the end, it really makes you realize the importance of appreciating the time you have on Earth, and spending it wisely (with loved ones or friends, and hopefully doing things that make you happy at least SOME of the time, if you can't do it all the time).