The coin-operated telescopes that allow residents of Elsewhere to observe what’s going on amongst the living are an inspired parallel to the obsessions that teens – and quite a few adults – have with reality shows, celebrity tabloids and gaming. Bewildered by her arrival in the Hereafter, Liz plausibly reacts as any teenager would when rules are changed against their will: she is determined to hate, hate, hate it and spend all of her time obsessing about everything that might have been. In the case of 15-year-old heroine Liz, her life was cut short by a hit-and-run driver who, despite his guilt, had what he believed were compelling reasons not to confess to his wrongdoing. One of the ongoing questions that humans have obsessed about since the dawn of their existence has been “Where do we go when we die?” Gabrielle Zevin’s YA title, Elsewhere, takes a sweet – although not unique – spin on the premise that departed souls spend time in a pleasant way-station before being recycled back to Earth with new identities.
Today I’m featuring a guest book review by author Christina Hamlett ( ), who recently read Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. So I like it when authors and book club members send me reviews of books they have read. Still, I’m only one person with a limited amount of time. com is reading and reviewing books that may be interesting for clubs to choose. I have to admit that one of my favorite parts of what I do with Mother Daughter Book Club.
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