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literatetexan's review against another edition
2.0
I rarely give books two stars, because usually if I dislike a book, I put it down after about 50 pages. So this is better than most two star books, because it was compelling enough (barely) to finish. The premise is that a teenage boy wakes up in someone else's body one morning. At first, he doesn't understand what's going on, but eventually he does some Internet research and meets some other people who've experience the same phenomenon. I won't spoil the book by explaining how the plot turns out, but it's predictable and not especially interesting. You might enjoy this book, but it fell flat for me.
criticalreader's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Interesting take on concept. Liked the ending. Main character however did irritate me on several occasions with his recklessness.
Interesting take on concept. Liked the ending. Main character however did irritate me on several occasions with his recklessness.
paperbackmo's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good book to be fair. Felt like the story-line actually moved, and it's not your normal 'body switch' story, which made it much more interesting to read. Overall 4/5 :)
addictiontofiction's review against another edition
5.0
Thought provoking, deep and so intense I couldn’t put it down
Psychic Evaluation. It’s an area I’ve not ventured into before, nor have I ever given it a thought. But this book, threw me into the deep end and watched to see if I’d sink or swim.
In many ways it’s easy to relate to the main character (Alex-Phillip); we’ve all felt that sense of not belonging, of feeling alienated in a familiar environment. But the journey he undertakes as he learns to become Phillip is full of emotion, epiphanies and inspiration.
This book truly stopped me in my tracks and wouldn’t let me go until I’d learned the outcome. My one criticism is that it gets a bit muddled and winded at the end but I still really enjoyed it!
Psychic Evaluation. It’s an area I’ve not ventured into before, nor have I ever given it a thought. But this book, threw me into the deep end and watched to see if I’d sink or swim.
In many ways it’s easy to relate to the main character (Alex-Phillip); we’ve all felt that sense of not belonging, of feeling alienated in a familiar environment. But the journey he undertakes as he learns to become Phillip is full of emotion, epiphanies and inspiration.
This book truly stopped me in my tracks and wouldn’t let me go until I’d learned the outcome. My one criticism is that it gets a bit muddled and winded at the end but I still really enjoyed it!
demonicwitch12's review against another edition
Beautiful
A great read for anyone! A great view on what happens to soul sometimes and the ways other people view them! And how things may actually be happening but many people are oblivious to to!
A great read for anyone! A great view on what happens to soul sometimes and the ways other people view them! And how things may actually be happening but many people are oblivious to to!
stuhlsem's review against another edition
3.0
This book was completely ridiculous, starting with the tag line on the cover: Ever Wake Up in Somebody Else's Body? My answer: no.
It definitely wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great or especially special, I thought.
A nerdy, chess playing, asthmatic kid wakes up in the body of some guy across the country who is exactly the same age but otherwise completely different. Alex plays the clarinet, plays chess, and gets winded walking across the street. Philip (Flip) smokes, has two hot girlfriends, and plays just about every imaginable sport. As Flip, Alex manages to lose both girlfriends, actually befriend his (Flip's) sister, and find a website for other people whose souls have taken up residence in somebody else's body. The founder of the website (who is kind of a huge loser, though Alex can't seem to recognize that) comes to "help" Alex get used to his new body. Alex, however, really wants to get back to his body, even though it turns out he's in a coma (persistent vegetative state) back in his hometown. He does figure out how to switch bodies back, and then, ta da! happy ending.
It definitely wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great or especially special, I thought.
A nerdy, chess playing, asthmatic kid wakes up in the body of some guy across the country who is exactly the same age but otherwise completely different. Alex plays the clarinet, plays chess, and gets winded walking across the street. Philip (Flip) smokes, has two hot girlfriends, and plays just about every imaginable sport. As Flip, Alex manages to lose both girlfriends, actually befriend his (Flip's) sister, and find a website for other people whose souls have taken up residence in somebody else's body. The founder of the website (who is kind of a huge loser, though Alex can't seem to recognize that) comes to "help" Alex get used to his new body. Alex, however, really wants to get back to his body, even though it turns out he's in a coma (persistent vegetative state) back in his hometown. He does figure out how to switch bodies back, and then, ta da! happy ending.
marieweitzel77's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I definitely got into the beginning, let the middle drag out a bit and then finished the last 8 or something chapters this afternoon. Its very much a page turner and at least I really didn't know what was going to happen next in the story, until it did happen. I am also a bit disappointed we didn't meet the real Flip in person but the ending was very optimistic and open for the readers own interpretation of events following. This novel makes you challenge your identity, and think about what makes "you, you". I really liked it.
lazygal's review against another edition
4.0
The other "body switch" books I've read recently (Jump and Out of Sight, Out of Mind) have been Message books: the switchee has learned some Great Lesson about their life and are now somehow a changed person. Not so here.
Alex is late getting home, and when he wakes up the next morning, he's in another room... another body... another city... and it's six months later. He's suddenly a relatively popular (two girlfriends!), athletic, not-quite-the-smartest bulb, middle-class boy named Flip, a far-cry from the unpopular, asthmatic, clarinet and chess playing Londoner he was. Of course he's confused, and of course Flip's friends and family are equally confused.
He starts by calling "Mom", and is told by a work friend of hers that he's evil and should never call again. He does some research on the internet and learns that Alex is in a Persistive Vegetative State (aka a coma) and has been since - you guessed it - the night he was late getting home, when he was hit by a car. So of course he heads down to London to see his family and his body, and equally of course it ends badly.
More research, and he learns that there's a group of people on-line who have had similar psychic evacuations, where their soul has jumped into another body after their physical body has died. Problem is, Alex' body is still alive. So now his soul has to figure out a way to get back into his body and to give Flip's body his soul back.
Once you've bought the premise, the book becomes somewhat predictable. Alex/Flip's voice, confusion and actions are all very realistic, and the adults are appropriately sketchy (better than the Peanuts' disembodied mwahmwahmwah voice, but not fully-realized people). Rob/Chris is the weak link, even though he is pivotal to the plot.
Usually this sort of book is for girls, but this one will definitely appeal to boys.
ARC provided by publisher.
Alex is late getting home, and when he wakes up the next morning, he's in another room... another body... another city... and it's six months later. He's suddenly a relatively popular (two girlfriends!), athletic, not-quite-the-smartest bulb, middle-class boy named Flip, a far-cry from the unpopular, asthmatic, clarinet and chess playing Londoner he was. Of course he's confused, and of course Flip's friends and family are equally confused.
He starts by calling "Mom", and is told by a work friend of hers that he's evil and should never call again. He does some research on the internet and learns that Alex is in a Persistive Vegetative State (aka a coma) and has been since - you guessed it - the night he was late getting home, when he was hit by a car. So of course he heads down to London to see his family and his body, and equally of course it ends badly.
More research, and he learns that there's a group of people on-line who have had similar psychic evacuations, where their soul has jumped into another body after their physical body has died. Problem is, Alex' body is still alive. So now his soul has to figure out a way to get back into his body and to give Flip's body his soul back.
Once you've bought the premise, the book becomes somewhat predictable. Alex/Flip's voice, confusion and actions are all very realistic, and the adults are appropriately sketchy (better than the Peanuts' disembodied mwahmwahmwah voice, but not fully-realized people). Rob/Chris is the weak link, even though he is pivotal to the plot.
Usually this sort of book is for girls, but this one will definitely appeal to boys.
ARC provided by publisher.