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Waterstone’s Books Quarterly
‘This book creates an exquisite, clever and wonderfully inspiring picture of the afterlife’.
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'A little gem to watch out for ... remarkably original.'
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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stories about the Afterlife have always appealed to me. There are thousands upon thousands of interpretations out there about what, exactly, happens to a person after they die. ELSEWHERE is a new spin on an old topic, but it manages to bring emotion, realism, and entertainment to something that is, in most circumstances, a very depressing situation. To me, ELSEWHERE is a combination of Mitch Ablom's THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN and Alice Sebold's THE LOVELY BONES, two other wonderful books dealing with death and the Afterlife. ELSEWHERE goes beyond those two books, however, taking readers on a journey into a land so much like Earth, and yet so very, very different.
Fifteen-year old Elizabeth "Liz" "Lizzie" Marie Hall has found herself in ELSEWHERE after dying in a bicycle-meets-taxi accident. After taking a long ride on the SS Nile, Liz has finally realized that she's not in a dream after all, but really, truly dead. When she arrives on Elsewhere, she meets her maternal grandmother, Betty, for the very first time. A woman who died at fifty from breast cancer, Betty is now a woman in her thirties--one of the first surprises Liz is in for is the fact that, on Elsewhere, lives are lived backward from the age of a person's death. Needless to say, this thought depresses Liz. She'll never be sixteen, never have a Massachusetts driver's license, never go to the prom or graduate from high school or go to college or get married. The only thing
she has to look forward to is growing younger, until she returns to being an infant and is sent back to Earth to be born again.
Liz spends her first month on Elsewhere spending all of her time--and her grandmother's eternims, the currency used there--to watch her family, friends, and classmates back on Earth. She's soon a regular at the OD's, or Observation Decks, watching life on Earth pass her by. She's upset that her best friend, Zooey, didn't attend her funeral. Her parents are inconsolable, her younger brother, Alvy, tells jokes to get through the day, and her dog, Lucy, refuses to accept that Liz isn't coming back.
It takes awhile, but Liz finally realizes that spending hours upon hours at the OD's is not helping her adjust to life on Elsewhere. She finds a new friend in Owen, one of the detectives in charge of keeping the inhabitants of Elsewhere away from the Well, where contact with people on Earth is possible, but illegal. She once again befriends Thandi, a young girl killed on Earth by a stray bullet, who was her bunkmate on the SS Nile. She gets closer to grandmother Betty, finally takes a job in the Division of Domestic Animals helping recently departed pets find new owners, and seems to be finding a place on Elsewhere.
I really loved this story. One of the most delightful things in ELSEWHERE is the animals, especially the dogs. Liz, a natural at the language of Canine, is able to interpret for her four-legged friends, and finally understand everything they have to say. I can't truly imagine aging backwards, but Gabrielle Zevin has managed to make a truly believable story that is realistic, entertaining, and emotional, all at the same time. This is definitely a recommended read, and in all honesty, I would love to visit the land of Elsewhere again in the future.
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Fifteen-year old Elizabeth "Liz" "Lizzie" Marie Hall has found herself in ELSEWHERE after dying in a bicycle-meets-taxi accident. After taking a long ride on the SS Nile, Liz has finally realized that she's not in a dream after all, but really, truly dead. When she arrives on Elsewhere, she meets her maternal grandmother, Betty, for the very first time. A woman who died at fifty from breast cancer, Betty is now a woman in her thirties--one of the first surprises Liz is in for is the fact that, on Elsewhere, lives are lived backward from the age of a person's death. Needless to say, this thought depresses Liz. She'll never be sixteen, never have a Massachusetts driver's license, never go to the prom or graduate from high school or go to college or get married. The only thing
she has to look forward to is growing younger, until she returns to being an infant and is sent back to Earth to be born again.
Liz spends her first month on Elsewhere spending all of her time--and her grandmother's eternims, the currency used there--to watch her family, friends, and classmates back on Earth. She's soon a regular at the OD's, or Observation Decks, watching life on Earth pass her by. She's upset that her best friend, Zooey, didn't attend her funeral. Her parents are inconsolable, her younger brother, Alvy, tells jokes to get through the day, and her dog, Lucy, refuses to accept that Liz isn't coming back.
It takes awhile, but Liz finally realizes that spending hours upon hours at the OD's is not helping her adjust to life on Elsewhere. She finds a new friend in Owen, one of the detectives in charge of keeping the inhabitants of Elsewhere away from the Well, where contact with people on Earth is possible, but illegal. She once again befriends Thandi, a young girl killed on Earth by a stray bullet, who was her bunkmate on the SS Nile. She gets closer to grandmother Betty, finally takes a job in the Division of Domestic Animals helping recently departed pets find new owners, and seems to be finding a place on Elsewhere.
I really loved this story. One of the most delightful things in ELSEWHERE is the animals, especially the dogs. Liz, a natural at the language of Canine, is able to interpret for her four-legged friends, and finally understand everything they have to say. I can't truly imagine aging backwards, but Gabrielle Zevin has managed to make a truly believable story that is realistic, entertaining, and emotional, all at the same time. This is definitely a recommended read, and in all honesty, I would love to visit the land of Elsewhere again in the future.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book begins when a fifteen year old girl 'Liz' is killed in a traffic accident, and describes what is after death. Liz has to deal with being newly dead and adjusting to her new life in 'Elsewhere' - the afterlife.
The book deals with many issues without being complicated or condesending. It can move you to tears and made me personally feel, that if there is an afterlife like this then dying is nothing to be afraid of.
I lent this to all my friends and family and they all felt that is was a wonderful book, and a "feel good" novel.
The book deals with many issues without being complicated or condesending. It can move you to tears and made me personally feel, that if there is an afterlife like this then dying is nothing to be afraid of.
I lent this to all my friends and family and they all felt that is was a wonderful book, and a "feel good" novel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely book, but then I love books about Heaven and what it could be like. If you liked Lovely Bones or The Five People You Meet in Heaven this is in the same vein. There is always a moral or some lesson to be learnt.
The story is about 15 year old Liz who is killed before her time and ends up in Elsewhere (heaven?) where she is taken in by her grandmother and educated in the ways of Elsewhere. She is fluent in 'Dog' and gets a dream job. She starts getting younger and younger, to eventually be reborn.
Gabrielle Zevin has produced a great picture of where one might go after death, it makes one feel somewhat comforted.
The story is about 15 year old Liz who is killed before her time and ends up in Elsewhere (heaven?) where she is taken in by her grandmother and educated in the ways of Elsewhere. She is fluent in 'Dog' and gets a dream job. She starts getting younger and younger, to eventually be reborn.
Gabrielle Zevin has produced a great picture of where one might go after death, it makes one feel somewhat comforted.
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Unfulfilled...
I had so much anticipation for this book after reading the reviews of it and all I can say is that I'm extremely disappointed. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Michael M
Simply fun
I really enjoyed this book. Though it was quite juvenile in some ways, such as the way it was written, it was still a really good, easy and quick read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
High Hopes But Ultimately Just OK
Elsewhere tells the story of fifteen year old Liz, a young American girl who meets an untimely end thanks to an unpleasant meeting between her bike and a cab whilst on the way to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs G To Be
Excellent Read :)
I'm 13 and just getting back into reading again. After reading 'Nobody's Girl', by Sarra Manning and the 'Diary of A Chav' series by Grace Dent, I fancied a change of style. Read more
Published 11 months ago by KeyboardKeyboardKeyboard11
Amazing!
This book is truely amazing, although its a teen book I htink anyone with an imagination can read it. It really makes you think what might actually happen after you die. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nicola
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
My very first thoughts on the book were about the cover. It intrigued me with the girl sitting on a beach with her back to me. Why was she alone? Read more
Published 12 months ago by The Slowest Bookworm
took the book on holiday , what a good easy read .
took the book on holiday , so easy to read , what a great book , makes you cry smile and think hope its really like that when you pass away , passed the book around other holiday... Read more
Published 13 months ago by carol
A Personal Favourite
I've read this book so many times and I still love it so much. I don't think I'll ever stop, it's
been read so amny times it may fall apart soon and I'll have to buy a new... Read more
been read so amny times it may fall apart soon and I'll have to buy a new... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ms. J. Clarke
A Twelve year Old Reader
Elsewhere is (in my opinion) a brilliant book. the idea of an afterlife such as the one in Elsewhere is brilliant, and must have taken a stroke of genius to come up with. Read more
Published 15 months ago
Too simple to make an impact
Now, I'll be honest.
I bought this book because I was looking for something even remotely similar to a personal favorite (The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold). Read more
I bought this book because I was looking for something even remotely similar to a personal favorite (The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold). Read more
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