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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

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!!!

onetrooluff's review against another edition

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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).

tierneytw's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fetzpahs2002's review against another edition

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4.0

The afterlife has life in this interesting tale. Someone dies young, but finds a new "life" after her death.

ddillon2's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

carlijn_engels's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

maybs1's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

josieturk's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lottiehardy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25