I have read many of David Levithan's books before and I was expecting his usual snarky humor to emerge. This book was much deeper than that. It is a very creative romance that has great unexpected twists and turns. This book may be about teens and the book stores may put it in the YA area of their stores, but what it offers adults is well worth the time hunting this book up. I finished this book a week ago and I am still thinking about it. When I described the premise to my husband his comment was that he thought it would be intersting to read but it must have been great fun to write. I think he must be right. You can feel David Levithan building each character he introduces to us. Wow! This one is thought provoking.

I liked the premise more than I liked the actual book. I ended up feeling that the author's beliefs inhabited the narration in much the way "A" inhabited bodies. Worthy beliefs - maybe. Still, it got to be a bit old and eventually a source of snark with club members. "Hey ... has A inhabited someone anorexic yet? Let's see ... we've had the illegal immigrant ... and the drug addict ... and the suicidal girl ... lesbian ... gay ... transgender ... evangelical Christian ... obese ... oh, he missed anorexic." And so it goes. Liked the romance but A's unconvincing love at first sight nagged at me.

Club members brought up the YA classification - mature teens, yes, but felt the book inappropriate for the middle school set.

I am so happy my book club picked this book to read. I enjoyed it so much and couldn't get enough. I really have no word to describe but just to say that this book will stay with me forever.

It is many a parent's dream - your 14 year old comes over and throws (literally of course because he is 14) a book your way. It is accompanied by the sentence 'You have just got to read this Mom.' Yep be still my beating heart.
And I wanted to finish it about the same time as he did but I have honed in my reading whereas he has other reading obligations. Somehow though on this one, he beat me. His 'careful Mom it is sad' was a warning from him but a prodding for me to finish.
This is an interesting topic in which to write about. You wake up everyday as someone else. You have all of your own memories but you have this person's body and life to lead as well as the memories you can access.
Here are a few issues I had with the story:
-The main character A did not follow through on one of the tragic people that A inhabited. (I am not sure if A is male or female -which I fully believe is intentional- but I refuse to refer to A as it.) I truly felt that A should have followed up to check on that person's well being after leaving that body for the next. I mean A checks email and such - a simple check into how they were doing in my mind was acceptable.
- The ending left me sad and unsatisfied. I wanted a definitive resolution but one was not at hand. I felt something should be wrapped up or at least alluded to.
-I felt sorry for Nathan in this as he truly felt victimized. I also felt he was the only who spoke out - who else would have felt what he had felt afterward and during.
-The love story. I applauded A's personal decision that no sex should happen because that was a private thing that should be remembered. I wanted a love story that was felt on both sides of the romance. I didn't believe it for a second on this one. Her side felt pulled and contrived whereas A's felt true and real.
All this considered, I did enjoy this book like the 14 year old told me I would. I enjoyed the writing style and the topic. I enjoyed the characters on the whole and their struggles. I will definitely be recommending this to others.