Again Again
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- Author：E. Lockhart
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Summary
This twisty novel from the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud asks: What if there were infinite universes and infinite ways to fall in love？
If you could live your life again， what would you do differently？
After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval， Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility， during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times--while finally confronting the secrets she keeps， her ideas about love， and the weird grandiosity of the human mind。
A raw， funny story that will surprise you over and over， Again Again gives us an indelible heroine grappling with the terrible and wonderful problem of loving other people。
Inventive， philosophical and romantic。 --GAYLE FORMAN， #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay
If you could live your life again， what would you do differently？
After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval， Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility， during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times--while finally confronting the secrets she keeps， her ideas about love， and the weird grandiosity of the human mind。
A raw， funny story that will surprise you over and over， Again Again gives us an indelible heroine grappling with the terrible and wonderful problem of loving other people。
Inventive， philosophical and romantic。 --GAYLE FORMAN， #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay
Reviews
Lindsey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The alternate story lines made this interesting。 The entire first half of the book explores all the different ways something could have happened and how the characters would have felt。 The font helps distinguish one reality from another。 Probably not the best romance story for a struggling reader since this book breaks the standard plot pattern， but lovers of the romance genre may enjoy the multiple opportunities for love and heart break even though it's definitely not the traditional love story The alternate story lines made this interesting。 The entire first half of the book explores all the different ways something could have happened and how the characters would have felt。 The font helps distinguish one reality from another。 Probably not the best romance story for a struggling reader since this book breaks the standard plot pattern， but lovers of the romance genre may enjoy the multiple opportunities for love and heart break even though it's definitely not the traditional love story。 My only complaint was the brother's addition。 At the beginning of the book， I feel like it was more realistic and truly showed some real emotions with having an addict in the family。 The second part really sugar coated it in that YA fashion that I found disappointing。 。。。more
Abeer
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This story is of a girl who falls in love many times and under different circumstances in many different universes。 Lockhart explores the idea of the multiverse and of how one small decision can change the course of your entire summer - or life。 The main character， Adelaide Buchwald， is someone you can really connect with easily but she is slightly confusing and the people she meets are not very interesting to the reader as they are to Adelaide。 However， I didn’t LOVE this book because the thing This story is of a girl who falls in love many times and under different circumstances in many different universes。 Lockhart explores the idea of the multiverse and of how one small decision can change the course of your entire summer - or life。 The main character， Adelaide Buchwald， is someone you can really connect with easily but she is slightly confusing and the people she meets are not very interesting to the reader as they are to Adelaide。 However， I didn’t LOVE this book because the things that the boys did to her were very predictable。 Adelaide’s thought process wasn’t explained deeply enough for us to understand why she did the things she did。 Another reason is that Jack and Adelaide’s story ends rather abruptly and that universe wasn’t given a proper closing before jumping into another universe at the end。 Despite the poor story line， the writing in this story is very poetic and deep， many great quotes emerged from it and I liked this new romantic-poetic way of writing which we haven’t seen much of before from E。 Lockhart。 。。。more
Arina
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not once did I understand what the fuck was going on。did not figure out what the plot was， nearly had a seizure reading this。
Lily Kate ♥
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One thing I really admire about E。 Lockhart is that she has developed such a unique and recognizable writing style。 I consider her to be someone truly gifted when it comes to crafting her personal narrative。 I would probably rate this 3。5 stars， as I definitely enjoyed reading it， and the imagery is so detailed and compelling。 I didn’t like it quite as much as We Were Liars， but all in all， a lovely read！
Ariel
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I appreciate the way Lockhart gets experimental in her storytelling， but this one didn’t quite do it for me。 It was okay。
Jennifer Brown
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I tried with this one。 But I made it to page 83 and was scratching my head wondering what was going on so I just gave up reading it。
Kristin
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After reading We Were Liars for the third time， I decided to try another of E。 Lockhart's books。 She has a real talent for telling stories in a non-linear way， keeping you wondering， creating dimensioned characters and describing settings that make you want to go there right now。 Adelaide's story drew me in and made me wonder along with her - what if - each time she made a decision and different versions of her life were described。 After reading We Were Liars for the third time， I decided to try another of E。 Lockhart's books。 She has a real talent for telling stories in a non-linear way， keeping you wondering， creating dimensioned characters and describing settings that make you want to go there right now。 Adelaide's story drew me in and made me wonder along with her - what if - each time she made a decision and different versions of her life were described。 。。。more
Vicky
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I listened to this one and it was really confusing。 I’m not sure what the point is supposed to be。
Jennifer Kirk
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Lowkey sad？？？ Her relationship with her brother made me anxious and soft。 Very different from the other books I read by this author。
Jene
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It took a bit to get into but once I did it was decent。 Not nearly as great at We Were Liars but better than Genuine Fraud。
Yara
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I picked up this book， thinking， oh， cute cover， and gripping synopsis on the back。 But what I didn’t expect was “Getting so gripped that I wouldn’t know how to stop reading on”。I love everything the writer just introduced。 I would stop at so many pages， and just close the book and think about life generally， or my own personal life。 Because I related to Adelaide so much and her emotions。The way e。lockhart wrote about her feelings “Egg yolk of misery” “membrane between you and the outside world” I picked up this book， thinking， oh， cute cover， and gripping synopsis on the back。 But what I didn’t expect was “Getting so gripped that I wouldn’t know how to stop reading on”。I love everything the writer just introduced。 I would stop at so many pages， and just close the book and think about life generally， or my own personal life。 Because I related to Adelaide so much and her emotions。The way e。lockhart wrote about her feelings “Egg yolk of misery” “membrane between you and the outside world”， and so many other paragraphs， and chapters that just expressed so much of what’s going on inside of me。 Up to a point that one specific chapter had me in tears。I love reading books， because they make me feel like I am not alone in this world。 Always have。 And this is just one of my favorites that did so。I couldn’t help but hug the book after finishing it。 ❤️❤️ I loved the story， I loved how realistic the characters were。 I loved how I came out of the book asking philosophical questions， and moved and touched by all of it。It’s a definitely not a book you’d want to miss。 。。。more
Debra Merillat
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3。5
Ashley Taylor
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4/5。 I was very surprised to see this had a 3。21/5 average rating。 This story is about a girl named Adelaide who walks teachers dogs over the summer when they travel。 She has a brother， Toby， who’s an addict and she is learning about love。 The story takes place in multiverses so there are kind of two separate stories。 There are also many different paragraphs in a row with different situations that could have happened。 I thought this was a cute quick read about a girl and her love life but with t 4/5。 I was very surprised to see this had a 3。21/5 average rating。 This story is about a girl named Adelaide who walks teachers dogs over the summer when they travel。 She has a brother， Toby， who’s an addict and she is learning about love。 The story takes place in multiverses so there are kind of two separate stories。 There are also many different paragraphs in a row with different situations that could have happened。 I thought this was a cute quick read about a girl and her love life but with the multiverse twist。 I definitely want to read more of E。 Lockhart’s books。 I liked how there were text messages embedded in the book and I enjoyed the creative chapter names and Adelaide unique thoughts like the egg yolk of misery。 I didn’t like how her “lovers” weren’t very developed as characters， mainly Mikey Double L。 Overall a fun read！ 。。。more
Ashlyn
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I honestly didn’t enjoy this book。 I feel like the story was too long and could have been shorter。 Personally for me， I didn’t build a connection with the characters。 It was dragged on for too long but overall I’m glad I read it。 Would recommend just not the best book to get hooked on。
Gabrielle Thibert
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Very conflicted between 3 and 4 stars。 So many incredible lines / passages， such a cool concept and format， but god is the story boring。 It had so much potential and so many times I hoped， I hopedbut it fell flat
Blythe Bieniasz
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This book was medium good。 The only character that actually interested me was Toby， and his story was so sad。 Overall this is a very slow paced book and the first 3 parts are pretty difficult to read I wasn’t truly enjoying the book until part 4 which satisfied me。
Heather
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3。8 starsdon’t get me wrong， I love a good multiverse story but this one just didn’t flow as well foe me。 What I DID appreciate was the authenticity of a family with a child who is struggling with addiction。 The role the sober siblings plays and the subsequent relationship with the addict sinking and parents was very accurately portrayed。
Aimee
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I found the concept of love stories being different across the multi-verse was interesting and fresh， a concept I hadn’t read before。 I liked the subtle representations of Adelaide through the description of her art but the story itself lacked pace and intrigue in my opinion。 I just found the overall story a little bit dull and uninteresting。
Amy Ashworth
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Hmm。 I did like the effect of stating possibilities and moving on from there， and appreciated the relationship between sister and brother， but felt like the story was a little ho hum beyond that—a string of regular events unfurling to one possible outcome。 I was looking forward to this， but really prefer Frankie Landau Banks and other Lockharts to this one。
Zoe Keating
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didn’t love it lol， that’s why it took so long to load
katie mccabe
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can’t decide how i feel yet :/
Rachael
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Overall， I think the storyline was pretty good。 I also thought that the characters were really well written; no one ever did anything out of character and the relationships between them were realistic。That being said， I would not recommend this book。 I found several errors as well as strangely worded sentences。 The thing that I disliked the most about this book were the "alternate universe" stories。 It is a good concept in theory but it just felt like the story kept getting interrupted。 And beca Overall， I think the storyline was pretty good。 I also thought that the characters were really well written; no one ever did anything out of character and the relationships between them were realistic。That being said， I would not recommend this book。 I found several errors as well as strangely worded sentences。 The thing that I disliked the most about this book were the "alternate universe" stories。 It is a good concept in theory but it just felt like the story kept getting interrupted。 And because a lot of them had the exact same sentences as what happened in "this universe" I was either skipping a lot or simply annoyed while I read it。 Some more picky critiques would be: every single dog in the book has one of the stupidest names I've ever heard， the mom and dad are referred to by their first names， a few character s are always referred to with their last name/last initial， the writing doesn't take up the whole page/line， strange texting etiquette between the teens and SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT。。。she doesn't get a happy ending in any universe。 。。。more
Cheryl
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This review can also be found in Currant7 Recommends。Rating: 3 out of 5 starsAdelaide Buchwald is a student going through her summer vacation as a dog walker and finding her place in the world。 She has an interesting backstory that affects her outlook on life and love。 Adelaide's family backstory is a loaded one， which most likely has contributed to how and why her character is what she is， aside from coming into an "impressionable age。" I would like first to mention: this book got me confused a This review can also be found in Currant7 Recommends。Rating: 3 out of 5 starsAdelaide Buchwald is a student going through her summer vacation as a dog walker and finding her place in the world。 She has an interesting backstory that affects her outlook on life and love。 Adelaide's family backstory is a loaded one， which most likely has contributed to how and why her character is what she is， aside from coming into an "impressionable age。" I would like first to mention: this book got me confused and overthinking， given the many alternatives and "repeated scenes。" I understand that the author might want to do something "new" to storytelling， but the book can get a bit confusing as one follows a scenario then is brought back into the scene with another thing happening。 I appreciate the possible innovation from the author。 Yes， it is a very new take to the genre。 The book reminds me of the movie Groundhog's Day or the 80s/90s book series， Choose Your Own Adventure， with them having different choices to a scene。 It is good to note that this technique might work in the movies。 It is another for a book。 For one， the book scenes when a "repeat" is not delineated or given a "heads-up" that comes from another end。 So readers， like myself， who might already be invested in the scene and commit to the story， may get lost with having it repeat again with alternative scenarios to the story。 Sticking true to the theme of the young adult genre and navigating through a tenuous stage in life - college， peer pressure， friendships， addiction， and love， the author shows readers things are not simple。 There are too many variables for anyone to state that Adelaide should have done it one way or another。 The other characters interacting with her are very inconsistent。 There are many times that I cursed out in frustration， not because of Adelaide but because of the people （her love interest） who make her feel invalid at times。 If her love life is crumbling， her family life does get better with help from others， so that's a good upside in the end。The author's introduction later on to alternative universes and outcomes is refreshing。 Repetitive and tedious at times， but it resets the scenes' tone。 I liked how many other "paths" Adelaide could have taken （more than two in the book） that would have made an enormous difference in her growth and maturity in handling life and love。 There were many angst and gut-wrenching moments that kept "rewinding，" even with different alternatives。 It was consuming my whole outlook at times。In summary， Again Again is a book about growing up， facing hard choices， and finding oneself without others how to live。 I love the many options/opportunities presented to readers。 It gives us hope that in some alternative universe， our choice would have been made by Adelaide。 There will be many outcomes， but Adelaide had to run through the possible "bad mistakes" to learn and grow。 The ending made me feel that there are still many things that need to happen - like the ending is only the start of something bigger and better for Adelaide and the people。This book was not for me， but I am sure other readers would enjoy this type of storytelling。 Many confusing things were going in， and even after midway through， I still had to "push" myself， which is why it was a mildly frustrating and long read。 Although the book is not something I expected， I finished it and understood Adelaide and the author's points。 。。。more
Lance Shealy
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My favorite thing about this book is that I’ll never have to listen to Adelaide Buchwald’s thoughts again。 There was too much going on for me。 Lots of symbolism。 Lots of big themes。 Makes you think about life but also doesn’t make you think about life idk 2/5 y’all should read it maybe
Abigale Embury
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Kinda hard to follow， had high hopes。
Rhonda
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Interesting。 It’s not what I imagined it would be， because I couldn’t imagine this。 But it was sweet and unique and even hopeful。
Annie
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It is a very confusing book， if I have to be honest。I liked the book though
Cami
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 spoilers in comment⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️i just finished reading this book， and i don’t know if i liked it or if i didn’t。 i know for a fact that i hated part four， i wish they tried to find a way to fix her problems with jack， since he is supposed to be the love interest。 i don’t like her at oscar at all， they are cute and whatever but no， just， no。 it left us with a lot of unanswered questions。 like what happened to jack to make him have a scar on his abdomen？ why was one of his legs different to the spoilers in comment⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️i just finished reading this book， and i don’t know if i liked it or if i didn’t。 i know for a fact that i hated part four， i wish they tried to find a way to fix her problems with jack， since he is supposed to be the love interest。 i don’t like her at oscar at all， they are cute and whatever but no， just， no。 it left us with a lot of unanswered questions。 like what happened to jack to make him have a scar on his abdomen？ why was one of his legs different to the other？ what happened in the real universe？ 。。。more
Nug
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TW: DrugsLet's start off by saying that this book was bittersweet， simple yet very complicated。 That being said， I found it really confusing at times， not being to grasp when the plot was really and when it was the imagination of the main character Adelaide （even though the font was different）。 I usually love books that revolve around the multiverse theory and make us live life with the character and see all the different lives she could have had， but somehow with this book， it just frustrated m TW: DrugsLet's start off by saying that this book was bittersweet， simple yet very complicated。 That being said， I found it really confusing at times， not being to grasp when the plot was really and when it was the imagination of the main character Adelaide （even though the font was different）。 I usually love books that revolve around the multiverse theory and make us live life with the character and see all the different lives she could have had， but somehow with this book， it just frustrated me。 I felt like the blurb of this book painted such a promising picture， that was just different to the story。 In this book， the sentences suddenlybrokeintoversesfor not apparent reason， but to make the story "deeper" or more "poetic" which I really didn't think was necessary， it just confused me more。 Now， let's come to what I loved about this book。 It wasn't how the author portrayed love， but how she portrayed Adelaide's relationship with her brother Toby and his relationship with addiction。 Toby's story really pulled at my heartstrings and was heartfelt and memorable。 The book as a whole however？ Not as memorable， just sweet。 I read it in one day so it's like watching a movie but not necessarily being moved by it after it's done。 。。。more
Jessica Gregg
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I had the classic， I'm-reading-something-else-but-ooh-look-at-this moment。 I was in Longfellow Books， a favorite place in Portland， Maine， and saw this book by E。 Lockhart。 There are several versions of each scene， some details are imagined and only in the narrator's mind while others are true。 Very clever and very well executed。 Lockhart is so good at this， as usual。 The perfect read to drown out the sounds of a very crowded airport and flight home。 I had the classic， I'm-reading-something-else-but-ooh-look-at-this moment。 I was in Longfellow Books， a favorite place in Portland， Maine， and saw this book by E。 Lockhart。 There are several versions of each scene， some details are imagined and only in the narrator's mind while others are true。 Very clever and very well executed。 Lockhart is so good at this， as usual。 The perfect read to drown out the sounds of a very crowded airport and flight home。 。。。more
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