Reviews with content warning for Transphobia - Every Day

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Every Day by David Levithan

30 reviews

deestreet's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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b0wt13s's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

i wanted it to have an easy ending where everything worked out, and of course it didn’t. i find it worked better that way, though, and i think it would leave readers less satisfied if it all ended perfectly.
the discussion of gender, particularly a’s gender, were very ahead of ”every day”’s time, and i was impressed by that. nonbinary and genderfluid identities weren’t the talk of the town in 2012 the way they are today, but i found david levithan put them into words very nicely.

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d00rframe's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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liciasleseecke's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

0.75

This is not love; it is obsession. A is the personification of 'the nice guy.' They are manipulative, invasive, playing with the lives of the people they inhabit and using them for their desires. Additionally, they are insufferably judgmental. The misgendering of a trans person and the horrible fat-shaming were just the cherry on top, while A continues to stress how understanding they are. I find this book and both protagonists highly problematic.
The writing though is kind of good.

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rafacolog's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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pelledorso's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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nonidude's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

David Levithan's books always leave me thinking, and I enjoy that even if I don't always love or agree with the characters choices. They do feel like complete character choices though, not the author's.

There were problematic parts especially on behalf of Rhiannon with her fat-phobic comments, refusal to use the correct pronouns for the trans person and what felt like a refusal to understand A's own queerness...

The storyline was still brilliant though, and I think Rhiannon's character added depth and realness to the story in its own way, but I wish the author would've made it more blatantly written in the wrong with A disagreeing or correcting her more openly...

I did like the ending (with exception of Rhiannon's part in it), and I enjoyed that there were multiple twists along the way.

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