Maybe in Another Life
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- Author：Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Summary
From the acclaimed author of Forever， Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters， we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results。
At the age of twenty-nine， Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life。 She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college。 On the heels of leaving yet another city， Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom。 Shortly after getting back to town， Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend， Ethan。
Just after midnight， Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go。 A moment later， Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay。 Hannah hesitates。 What happens if she leaves with Gabby？ What happens if she leaves with Ethan？
In concurrent storylines， Hannah lives out the effects of each decision。 Quickly， these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah， as well as the people around her。 As the two alternate realities run their course， Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be？ How much in our life is determined by chance？ And perhaps， most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate？
Hannah believes there is。 And， in both worlds， she believes she’s found him。
At the age of twenty-nine， Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life。 She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college。 On the heels of leaving yet another city， Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom。 Shortly after getting back to town， Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend， Ethan。
Just after midnight， Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go。 A moment later， Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay。 Hannah hesitates。 What happens if she leaves with Gabby？ What happens if she leaves with Ethan？
In concurrent storylines， Hannah lives out the effects of each decision。 Quickly， these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah， as well as the people around her。 As the two alternate realities run their course， Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be？ How much in our life is determined by chance？ And perhaps， most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate？
Hannah believes there is。 And， in both worlds， she believes she’s found him。
Reviews
Taylor Rutledge
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This is my least favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid book I've read。 I think that's probably due to it being her early work。 It was an average story for me， continually jumping back and forth between one "what-if" situation and another。 This is my least favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid book I've read。 I think that's probably due to it being her early work。 It was an average story for me， continually jumping back and forth between one "what-if" situation and another。 。。。more
Ana Sant’Ana
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Hannah tem quase 30 anos e sente-se mais perdida que nunca。 Sem carreira， sem relacionamento e sem ter feito nada significativo， ela volta a morar em Los Angeles。 Num bar， comemorando a mudança， ela reencontra Ethan， seu ex-namorado por quem ainda tem sentimentos。 Na hora de ir pra casa ela precisa escolher pegar carona com sua amiga ou com Ethan。 Qual escolha ela fará？As duas。A gente acompanha duas linhas do tempo onde Hannah vê sua vida se desdobrar de maneiras muitos diferentes。 Mas olhando b Hannah tem quase 30 anos e sente-se mais perdida que nunca。 Sem carreira， sem relacionamento e sem ter feito nada significativo， ela volta a morar em Los Angeles。 Num bar， comemorando a mudança， ela reencontra Ethan， seu ex-namorado por quem ainda tem sentimentos。 Na hora de ir pra casa ela precisa escolher pegar carona com sua amiga ou com Ethan。 Qual escolha ela fará？As duas。A gente acompanha duas linhas do tempo onde Hannah vê sua vida se desdobrar de maneiras muitos diferentes。 Mas olhando bem de perto， percebemos que certos acontecimentos independem das escolhas da protagonista。。。 O destino se manifesta e ele é soberano。Eu me emocionei muito， dei risada e refleti sobre como nossas vidas podem mudar numa fração de segundos。Hannah é a tradicional protagonista da autora: que faz cagada， que não é perfeita， que dá nos nervos às vezes。 Mas， pessoalmente， acho esse um dos traços mais cativante da escrita da Taylor。 Eu gosto de me reconhecer nos personagens e perceber que， apesar dos erros， merecemos uma segunda chance。Que a Taylor é uma escritora de mão cheia a gente já sabe。 Mas nesse livro eu fiquei encantada com a capacidade dela escrever duas histórias em uma e me fazer ficar feliz com dois finais totalmente diferentes。Se você já se perguntou "E se。。。？"， se gosta de romances com drama e se quer torcer pra dois finais felizes， esse livro é o seu próximo desejado。Gatilho: aborto 。。。more
Moye
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Jump right inI jumped right into this story， thanks to the marvelous character creation of Hannah。 I won't give anything away， but if you're a fan of quantum mechanics， you're in the right book！ Jump right inI jumped right into this story， thanks to the marvelous character creation of Hannah。 I won't give anything away， but if you're a fan of quantum mechanics， you're in the right book！ 。。。more
Bretta Williams
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hannah moves back to her home town， meeting up with her ex-Ethan at a party she has the choice to go home with him or her friend。 The story explores what would have happened with each choice。 If she left with her friend vs left with him。Both time lines have similarities and set situations。In the one where she went with Ethan I cried like a little bitch。 Maybe because I felt that single mother pain/ having someone not be ready for the situation that is your life。In the timeline where she went hom Hannah moves back to her home town， meeting up with her ex-Ethan at a party she has the choice to go home with him or her friend。 The story explores what would have happened with each choice。 If she left with her friend vs left with him。Both time lines have similarities and set situations。In the one where she went with Ethan I cried like a little bitch。 Maybe because I felt that single mother pain/ having someone not be ready for the situation that is your life。In the timeline where she went home with her friend， she got hit by a fucking car and Ethan slept with a chick the moment she left that night。I would have loved if the story was still about her and Ethan， instead it was about her hot nurse。 Which gave me the ickys。 Probably because I am a nurse。 Trust me when I say there is nothing attractive or romantic about cleaning someone， your patient， who can't move themselves or walk。。。 The fact that wasn't even mentioned or apparently part of his job， is ridiculous。 Like the chick got embarrassed when he listened to her lungs， imagine when he had to help you with your bed pan ma'am。 So yeah hot nurse wasn't for me。。。 At all。Okay I'm and done ranting。 。。。more
Romanticist66
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I loved this idea of parallel universes！ The life lessons explored were beautiful， and taught me so much。 This story showed me that what is meant to be will be。
Brenda Vitoria
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Simplesmente perfeito A Taylor tem esse poder de achar que você tá lendo uma história real e que tudo aquilo poderia acontecer com você no dia seguinte e isso só me fez entrar ainda mais na história Eu torcia tanto pra uma realidade como pra outra e queria que a Hanna fosse feliz nas duas Foi lindo e eu amei amei amei
Holly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Life is long and full of an infinite number of decisions。 I have to think that the small ones don't matter， that I'll end up where I need to no matter what I do。 My fate will find me。""It's sort of absurd， isn't it？ How we grab on to facts and consequences looking to blame or exonerate ourselves？ Nine billion choices I've made over the course of my life could have changed where I am right now and where I'm headed。 There's no sense focusing on just one。 Unless you want to punish yourself。""Heart "Life is long and full of an infinite number of decisions。 I have to think that the small ones don't matter， that I'll end up where I need to no matter what I do。 My fate will find me。""It's sort of absurd， isn't it？ How we grab on to facts and consequences looking to blame or exonerate ourselves？ Nine billion choices I've made over the course of my life could have changed where I am right now and where I'm headed。 There's no sense focusing on just one。 Unless you want to punish yourself。""Hearts are just like legs， I guess。 They mend。""Never start with 'I know this sounds crazy。' Come from strength。 He'd be lucky to be with you。 You've got an extraordinary attitude， a brilliant heart， and an infectious optimism。 You are a dream women。 Come from strength。""I don't believe that being in love absolves you of anything。 I no longer believe that all's fair in love and war。 I'd go as far as to say your actions in love are not an exception to who you are。 They are， in fact， the very definition of who you are。""I'm learning not to read too much into good things。 I'm learning to appreciate the good while you have it in your sights。 Not to worry so much about what it all means and what will happen next。""'Timing seems like an excuse。 Extenuating circumstances is an excuse。 If you love someone， if you think you could make them happy for the rest of your life together， then nothing should stop you。 You should be prepared to take them as they are and deal with the consequences。 Relationships aren't neat and clean。 They're ugly and messy， and they make almost no sense except to the two people in them。 That's what I think。 I think if you truly love someone， you accept the circumstances; you don't hide behind them。'""The smile on his face when he walked in the door rivaled the sun。""'An infinite number of versions of ourselves are living out the consequences of every single possibility in our lives。 What I'm getting at here is that I know there may be universes out there where I made different choices that led me somewhere else， led me to someone else。 And my heart breaks for every single version of me that didn't end up with you。'"A truly thought-provoking and life-affirming story。 Reading this made me feel happy and content， and reassured for past decisions made and those to come。 There's still heartache within the story， but as with all of Reid's novels， lessons and hope too。I adored the exploration of fate and destiny， and despite the contrasting endings， I took away the message that in life we can still be assured that everything will work out in the end， no matter our choices。 There is more than one way to have a happy ending， and what is meant to be will be。 。。。more
bella
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missed opportunity to put hannah and gabby together
Sam Kwon
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4。5
Goodreads Books
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I loved it。 I read it one day。 This was the best premise for a book。 What if you do something that will change the rest of your life。 She is an excellent writer。 Her books are great！！！
Mariellys Ricaurte
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Estoy convencida que no importan los otros universos， ninguno es más dulce que este。 Me voy a llorar un rato， luego vuelvo a reseñar este libro。
Kayli
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3。5 rounded to 4 stars！ Taylor Jenkins Reid never does me wrong。 I didn’t find the characters as developed as I did in her other novels （Daisy Jones， Evelyn Hugo， etc。） but it was still a quick fun read， with an interesting concept about how one decision can change the course of your life。
Aida
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Čtivá a krátká knížka， která sice nebyla takovou bombou jako autorčiny novější knihy， ale i tak to bylo příjemné počtení。
Meredith Walker
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29-year-old Hannah’s fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame when she moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and into her best friend Gabby’s guestroom。 In alternating chapters， we see two possible scenarios unfold and while the journeys are significantly different， the duplication of key events in both timelimes （down even to identical dialogue） comes off as cumbersome rather than clever。 While it explores some interstin ideas around fate and the power of beginnin 29-year-old Hannah’s fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame when she moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and into her best friend Gabby’s guestroom。 In alternating chapters， we see two possible scenarios unfold and while the journeys are significantly different， the duplication of key events in both timelimes （down even to identical dialogue） comes off as cumbersome rather than clever。 While it explores some interstin ideas around fate and the power of beginning anew， a lot of why the novel does not resonate like Taylor Jenkin Reid’s later works is its flighty protagonist who has no idea about what she wants apart from satisfaction of a cinnamon roll obsession that occupies far too much of the story’s space。 。。。more
tayler bonafede
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I hadn’t seen this book much of anywhere until I was scrolling on Amazon and it caught my attention。 I had multiple books sitting on my shelf waiting to be read and I wanted to save this one for last but I’m left extremely confused and disappointed。 This book was not terrible by any means！ I just feel like TJR’s other works are SO amazing and mind boggling that this pales in comparison。 I expected this to be more of a romance book than what it actually was。 I’m confused on which chapter was the I hadn’t seen this book much of anywhere until I was scrolling on Amazon and it caught my attention。 I had multiple books sitting on my shelf waiting to be read and I wanted to save this one for last but I’m left extremely confused and disappointed。 This book was not terrible by any means！ I just feel like TJR’s other works are SO amazing and mind boggling that this pales in comparison。 I expected this to be more of a romance book than what it actually was。 I’m confused on which chapter was the real ending and why…？ Well I won’t spoil it but let’s just say my brain feels like mush because I’m so conflicted。 I’m fine with the ending。 Endings？ Okay story concept just left wanting something more。 。。。more
Shaghayegh
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کتابخانه نیمهشب دوست داشتید، این کتاب برای شماست。 با توضیحاتی درمورد جهانهای موازی。
Maneki Neko
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2。5 for a cute but predictable version of Sliding Doors。
Janet Holt
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rating: 4。5audiobook
Kaity
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We get it， she's obsessed with buns。 Cinnamon， her hair， her hospital gown being open in the back 😂Anyway， my love affair with TJR continues。 Definitely not as strong as Seven Husbands or Daisy Jones but such a fun read that I really couldn't put down。 We get it， she's obsessed with buns。 Cinnamon， her hair， her hospital gown being open in the back 😂Anyway， my love affair with TJR continues。 Definitely not as strong as Seven Husbands or Daisy Jones but such a fun read that I really couldn't put down。 。。。more
Madison
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“We can’t say what we would do in other circumstances。 We can only know what we will do with the ones we face。”This was cute。 Wasn’t my absolute favorite and no where near as good as Evelyn Hugo， but since this was published first that’s to be expected。 The story line was unique， intriguing， and just enjoyable enough to make me want to finishing reading。
Ana Escauriaza
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No soy nada （pero NADA） de romántica。 Pero también me encanta Jenkins Reid， así que me animé a leer el libro。Es una historia divertida。 Hannah es una mujer cercana a la treintena que， tras vivir en distintos lugares， vuelve a su ciudad natal （Los Ángeles） para， en principio， intentar establecerse y tener una vida más tranquila。 En su primera noche allí， coincide con su ex Ethan y， en ese momento， la novela se bifurca en dos historias paralelas。 En una， Hannah decide quedarse y pasar la noche con No soy nada （pero NADA） de romántica。 Pero también me encanta Jenkins Reid， así que me animé a leer el libro。Es una historia divertida。 Hannah es una mujer cercana a la treintena que， tras vivir en distintos lugares， vuelve a su ciudad natal （Los Ángeles） para， en principio， intentar establecerse y tener una vida más tranquila。 En su primera noche allí， coincide con su ex Ethan y， en ese momento， la novela se bifurca en dos historias paralelas。 En una， Hannah decide quedarse y pasar la noche con Ethan y， en otra， decide marcharse。A partir de ese momento， en capítulos alternos， veremos a las dos "Hannahs" y su vida。La novela me ha parecido curiosa， entretenida y， como siempre hace Jenkins Reid， con mensajes mucho más profundos que los que podamos esperar en una simple novelita romántica。 El destino， las decisiones importantes， cuestionarse si las personas toman ciertas decisiones por simple conformismo o presión social， el azar， estar predestinados。。。 Una novela que te hace pensar y， además， te ayuda a pasar un buen rato。 。。。more
Ana Carolina Roriz
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Que livro sensacional！！ Amei demais！
Stephanie Ireland
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I’ve read other multiverse books that were much better - maybe in another life that was this book， but it wasn’t for this reality。 Also， every character was awful。
Kara
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I really liked this one。 I couldn't put it down。 It's interesting to think about what our lives would be like had we made different choices。 I really liked this one。 I couldn't put it down。 It's interesting to think about what our lives would be like had we made different choices。 。。。more
Julia Assmann Pereira
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Taylor brincando de multiverso na literatura e mto bom。Melhor ainda pq todos os finais são felizes 。Livro q deixa o coração quentinho
Alicia Winne
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Everything Taylor Jenkins Reid writes is pure gold。 I loved the concept of alternate universes and how each decision we make can change our lives。
Ashley *Booksbrewsandbarks*
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This book was so hard to put down and I am really glad it lived up to all the expectations I had for it。 The "sliding doors" trope was done very well， showing two alternate realities dependent on a single choice made by the main character of Hannah。 I felt like both realities were well balanced， each having elements that I did and didn't like but I enjoyed them each so much。 I definitely felt the importance this book was putting on the value of female friendship and I loved that aspect in both p This book was so hard to put down and I am really glad it lived up to all the expectations I had for it。 The "sliding doors" trope was done very well， showing two alternate realities dependent on a single choice made by the main character of Hannah。 I felt like both realities were well balanced， each having elements that I did and didn't like but I enjoyed them each so much。 I definitely felt the importance this book was putting on the value of female friendship and I loved that aspect in both plots。 I didn't necessarily feel that connected to either love interest but I was okay with that because I really enjoyed the journeys that Hannah went on in terms of self-discovery and found the romances playing second fiddle to both that as well as her friendship with Gabby。While I did wish for some sort of resolution at the end regarding which reality was the "real" one， I was okay with the endings of both as they made sense relating to the entirety of the stories prior。 This makes for a quick and absorbing read that would be a perfect vacation read for fans of Women's Fiction。 Reid's talent for storytelling is front and center and I loved the journey this book brought me on。 。。。more
Becky
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Some interesting thoughts on the interplay between “fate，” the choices we make， and pure chance - and how much weight we assign to each based on how things play out。
Casey
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Meh
Samantha Taylor
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Taylor Jenkins Reid is fast becoming one of my favourite authors。 I just love all of her books and her writing。 This book was really enjoyable and also really makes you think。
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