And when you’re seven days old, you and all the other babies are sent down the River, back to Earth to be born anew. I listed several trivia you need to know about the place. Like are you happy? Have you found your purpose on Earth?Įlsewhere is pretty much like Earth, the difference is of course, the inhabitants. It was by no means an emotional read but it will make you realize and examine how you lived your life. Whenever I think about it, I just sigh remembering the emotions I felt while reading it. I just love the concept of this book, especially the Elsewhere world. This concept reminded me of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. No one gets older, everyone gets younger. It’s so magical and really believable that it brings out this hope in me that the world the author created is really existing and that there is an afterlife after all.Įlsewhere is a place people go when they’re dead. I was surprised because I really liked everything about it. I never thought I would be so into this book. There are those book that will totally suck you the moment you read the first sentence. From the top of the stairs, Lucy hears it all and says nothing.” “The end came quickly, and there wasn’t any pain.” Sometimes, the father whispers it to the mother. I got curious because of the synopsis, and just like that, I decided to add it on my TBR list. I saw this book while browsing online bookshops for something new to read. This moving, often funny book about grief, death, and loss will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned. 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? And now that she’s dead, Liz is being forced to live a life she doesn’t want with a grandmother she has only just met. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth.
It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroe’s psychiatric practice.Įlsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died.
Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere’s museums. Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous.
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