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The Everafter
The Everafter
Author: Amy Huntley
Madison Stanton doesn’t know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this — she is dead. And alone in a vast, dark space. The only company Maddy has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out to be all the things she lost while she was alive. And soon she discovers that, with these artifacts, she can reexperience ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780061776793
ISBN-10: 0061776793
Publication Date: 10/1/2009
Pages: 256
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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at first this book is a little confusing but once you get into it you can't put it down! Great read! Good writing and great plow the ending will blow your mind!
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THE EVERAFTER is a truly original take on life after death, but it doesn't quite live up to its high potential, with underdeveloped characters, a complex but slow-moving plot, and an anticlimactic ending.

In one sense, a work of fiction is only as good as the sum of its parts, and readers only know of the characters what is essential. THE EVERAFTER takes this literally, as the character of Madison is shown to us readers via a series of seemingly random scenes from her life, some of which have more significance than others. It's a different way of approaching telling a story, and it may or may not work for you. For me, it didn't really help me better understand Maddy, which was disappointing.

The concept presented in THE EVERAFTER is very unique, but I'm always cautious about exciting-sounding ideas with mediocre execution, which is what this book turned out to be for me. Gabe and Maddy's romance, which is supposed to be an important part of the story, felt underdeveloped and unfamiliar to me, and I never really connected with any of the characters, nor believed in the ending, which was shocking, but not necessarily in a good way.

Still, fans of Gabrielle Zevin's ELSEWHERE and Alice Sebold's THE LOVELY BONES may find this book interesting and hard to put down.
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This was a very light and quick read. It had a very interesting concept, but i feel as though there was little character development, and there could have been more plot. However, I didn't mind reading this at all- and is an especially good read for a day or weekend trip.

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