Again Again
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In this novel full of surprises from the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud, E. Lockhart ups the ante with an inventive and romantic story about human connection, forgiveness, self-discovery, and possibility.
If you could live your life again and 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 novel 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.
'E. Lockhart has done it again in this twisty, inventive, philosophical, and romantic story about the many ways a person can find, lose, and understand love.' GAYLE FORMAN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay
'My favourite books are those that are hilarious, poignant, utterly unique and brimming with realistic, loveable characters (preferably including dogs). This book doesn't just have all these elements. It has them in multiple universes. I loved it.' JACLYN MORIARTY
'E. Lockhart is one of our most important novelists.' JOHN GREEN
'Wonderfully illuminating...' Booklist, starred review
'A lyrical read that's also fun...' School Library Journal, starred review
'Lockhart takes her penchant for plot twists to a new level...' Publishers Weekly
'An offbeat, philosophical love story...' Horn Book
'What begins as a typical YA romance becomes a thoughtful exploration of expectations...' Kirkus Reviews
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Fans of the beloved romance and mystery novelist may be surprised by E. Lockhart’s latest YA offering, a bittersweet and inventive story about grief, heartache and addiction. At its core, Again Again is a book of what-ifs. It begins with teenager Adelaide as she struggles through a breakup, but then splinters into a series of alternative storylines in different universes. These clipped, imaginative vignettes offer a chance to see how small actions and behaviours can alter the course of one’s life. While Lockhart’s book is fuelled by a brilliantly rendered, touching romance, what is most striking about the novel is its unvarnished portrayal of substance abuse. Lockhart describes the conflicting emotions that arise out of seeing someone struggle through addiction with a rare sensitivity and honesty.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lockhart returns to Alabaster Preparatory Academy the setting for The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks to tell the story of a different character. Adrift and languorous in the summer between her junior and senior years, Adelaide Buchwald navigates the aftermath of an unexpected breakup, at least one potential new romance, and a wrenching situation with her brother. Her daily routine revolves around her job walking dogs belonging to vacationing faculty members and working to fend off academic probation by completing a set design project. Lockhart takes her penchant for plot twists to a new level, with a narrative that explores the idea of the multiverse, those infinite worlds loosed by paths taken and not taken. Key scenes are imagined and then reimagined, laying out an iterative feast of ideas about art, possibility, and the creative process for readers hungry for big concepts. Others will simply luxuriate in the storytelling: Adelaide's ups and downs, the sweetly individual personalities of the dogs she walks, and the dreamy atmosphere of the nearly deserted summertime campus. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Perspective changing.
This book was so incredibly written and I couldn’t put it down. I got so attached to every character and love interest (spoiler: don’t get too attached!). I closely related to the chaos and every changing ways of Adelaides life. How she closely details everything about a person and focuses on the softer exquisite sides there is to an individual when in attraction or in love. You will get drawn to her way of life and relate to rejection, pain, excitement, mundane tasks and love life. As someone who studies psychology I found some rather profound things written in this book that I don’t think I’d get forget. The author carefully articulated and I can tell she did her research. A brilliantly thought and created book. I would highly recommend this to the helpless romantic, imaginative and daydreamers. I bought the physical copy and now bought the digital version. Can’t wait for more of her books in the future!