On a day when A shows up as a morbidly obese boy, Rhiannon can’t hide her discomfort at being out on a date with someone of this appearance, despite knowing that the person she loves is inside.ĭavid Levithan’s writing soars. She holds hands with A without hesitation when he’s in an attractive male body, hangs out with A with a minimum of touching when A is a girl. A spends each subsequent day trying to get back to Rhiannon, to convince her that he/she is the same person inside, no matter what’s on the outside, and to try to find a way to make a connection that lasts more than one day.Įven when Rhiannon overcomes her disbelief and allows herself to become involved with A, it’s interesting to see her reaction to A’s physical self vary based on the body he’s in. At the end of the day, A can’t let go, and this is the catalyst for everthing that happens in Every Day. A, as Justin, spends an unforgettable day with Rhiannon, who doesn’t understand why her indifferent boyfriend suddenly seems interested in her soul as well as her body. What’s remarkable about Justin is his girlfriend Rhiannon, whose lack of self-confidence masks an inner and outer beauty that largely goes unappreciated by Justin, but which speaks to A’s heart in a way that’s never happened before. Each set of circumstances can be adapted to, and then abandoned for the next.Īnd then, on day 5994 of A’s existence, A wakes up in the body of Justin, a rather ordinary, somewhat sullen boy. A goes on dates, A hangs out with friends, A does whatever was on the agenda for the day. Fortunately, A is able to access the memories of whoever’s body he/she is in, so A is more or less able to fake it with teachers, parents, boyfriends, girlfriends. A’s modus operandi to to do his/her best with the body of the day, making a good faith effort to get through that body’s normal life as well as possible, whether that means taking history tests, going to a family outing, or playing in a soccer game. A accepts A’s life for A, this is normal. If I’m confused, I can only imagine how A feels).Ī seems to manage this ever-changing life with equanimity.
A is neither male nor female A is whatever the body he/she inhabits for that day is. (I can tell already that this book will be a challenge to discuss, if for no other reason than that pronouns are pretty much off the table. The only constants are that A is sixteen, and that each visit in a particular body lasts one day, no more, no less.
A can be any ethnicity, gender, identity, or orientation. We never learn how or why it’s just the simple reality of A’s existence. Every day, main character/narrator A wakes up in a new body with a new life.
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