Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere. NY: Square Fish, 2005. 276 pages. (Fiction)Elizabeth Marie Hall is dead. She was hit by a taxi driver while on her bike just before she turned sixteen. For her, life is over… or so she thinks. She awakes after her death to find herself on a ship. For a while she thinks she’s dreaming. She soon finds out she’s not. The ship lands in a place called Elsewhere. There she’ll age backwards until she is a baby, when she’ll be sent down the river to Earth to start all over. She’s miserable, and she wants revenge. Now.
I thought this book was extremely new, creative, and interesting. While I was reading Elsewhere, especially the beginning, it felt like I was in a dream and my brain felt foggy. It was really weird, but I have a feeling that’s how it was supposed to be since she thinks she’s in a dream at the beginning. All in all, a really great book!!!!
Reviewed by: DancingPenguin96
