Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

Elsewhere

By Gabrielle Zevin

  • Release Date: 2005-09-09
  • Genre: Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 335 Ratings

Description

A TIME MAGAZINE BEST YA BOOK OF ALL TIME

Beloved by generations of readers, Elsewhere is an original, moving novel about love, loss, and the meaning of it all from the New York Times–bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.

Is it possible to grow up while getting younger?

Welcome to Elsewhere. The beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick, and you’ll never turn even a day older . . .

This is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth yet completely different. Here, Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby and returns to Earth.

But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to get her driver’s license. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. Now that she’s dead, though, Liz is forced to live a life she doesn’t want with a grandmother she has never met before. And it isn’t going well. How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it possible that a life lived in
reverse is no different from a life lived forward?

A book that transcends genre and category, Elsewhere is a modern YA classic.

Reviews

  • Fast reading

    5
    By robomms
    Just a lovely,poignant book

  • My Favorite Book

    5
    By lotuslilly1014
    I read this book when I was in high school and I could read this book a million times over. Never gets old. Absolutely my favorite book of all time and I wish they would make it into a motion picture.

  • One of my Favorites!

    5
    By Bluekiwicat
    This was one of those books that just sticks with you...you know, one that you re-read right after you finish it just because you don’t want to leave the characters because you’ll miss them.

  • Amazing

    5
    By v_dejesus
    I read this book a little while ago and it is amazing. I am the type of person who does not read often but this book is one that I could not put down. I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a book that is super easy to get into. It really makes you think about what happens after you pass away.

  • Awesome Book, 10/10 would read again

    5
    By Justice Ajany
    I didn’t download or buy the book like most here did, but I did read this book. I’ve been going through some things, and seeing how much she missed her family and everyone she knew and loved, really had me thinking. It made me cry, laugh and gasp (out of shock) and see as she watches how her family and friend handle her death and as life for them and her go on. I know I would be really sad to watch my family go through the pains of my death and realize I’ll never see them again, have the same life I’ve known or had before, And never get to experience what growing up is like. I haven’t even made it to high-school yet! Truly amazing book, and would recommend to lots of people.

  • Greatest Book I’ve Ever Read

    5
    By Man lover 711
    This book, it’s art. I will recommend it to everyone. It’s interesting, it’s never boring. From beginning to ending there’s always shock and surprises about something new other books do not have. There’s also love, the type of love that isn’t too sappy, but it’s still there and can get you to, feel. This author is a genius. This book, is beautiful.

  • Love this book!

    5
    By Maddison Bailey
    Hi, my name is Madison Bailey. I am in the 9th grade. I recently checked this book out my my school library and I absolutely loved it! I told my dad about it and let him look at the overview and now he wants to read it. Sure tells a lot. Great book!

  • Nice book had to read it for school

    4
    By Millzers16
    I loved the mystery of this book and how it shows u how life go's on.

  • I love this book!(:

    5
    By cosette_kai
    I am a huge reader, but I only read a book when I can get pulled into the book. Elsewhere pulled me in, just by reading the summary. It's so magical, and different from any other book. It also helped me figure out somewhat of who I am, and how amazing my life truly is. I totally recommend this book to ANYONE! It's pure amazingness💕👌

  • Amazing

    5
    By Mymymadi
    Would rate higher if I could. Can't even put in words how amazing and wonderful this book is, I literally love it more than I love it myself. Honestly the best book I have ever read, please give yourself the pleasure of buying this book.

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