Six Earlier Days (An Every Day Companion) by David Levithan

Judul: Six Earlier Days (An Every Day Companion)

Penulis: David Levithan

Penerbit: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012

Format: Ebook, 45 hlm

Sinopsis:

In Every Day, New York Times bestselling author David Levithan presented readers with his most ambitious novel to date: Every morning, A wakes up in a different body and leads a different life. A must never get too attached, must never be noticed, must never interfere.

The novel Every Day starts on Day 5994 of A’s life. In this digital-only collection Six Earlier Days, Levithan gives readers a glimpse at a handful of the other 5993 stories yet to be told that inform how A navigates the complexities of a life lived anew each day.

In Every Day, readers discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day. In Six Earlier Days, readers will discover a little bit more about how A became that someone.

Fans of Levithan’s books such as Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, co-written with Rachel Cohn, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-written with John Green, will not want to miss A’s adventures in Every Day and Six Earlier Days.

Bagi teman-teman yang sudah membaca Every Day, saya rasa wajib banget membaca Six Earlier Days. Novel ini hanya diterbitkan dalam bentuk ebook. Tadinya saya mengira kalau buku ini menceritakan 6 hari sebelum A bertemu dengan Rhiannon. Ternyata tidak demikian. Dalam Six Earlier Days, David Levithan menceritakan 6 hari dari masa lalu A secara acak. 6 hari yang membuat pembaca mengenal A lebih dekat lagi.

Every Day by David Levithan

Judul: Every Day

Penulis: David Levithan

Penerbit: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012

Format: Ebook, 220 hlm

Sinopsis:

A has no friends. No parents. No family. No possessions. No home, even. Because very day, A wakes up in the body of a different person. Every morning, a different bed. A different room. A different house. A different life. A is able to access each person’s memory, enough to be able to get through the day without parents, friends, and teachers realizing this is not their child, not their friend, not their student. Because it isn’t. It’s A. Inhabiting each person’s body. Seeing the world through their eyes. Thinking with their brain. Speaking with their voice.

It’s a lonely existence—until, one day, it isn’t. A meets a girl named Rhiannon. And, in an instant, A falls for her, after a perfect day together. But when night falls, it’s over. Because A can never be the same person twice. But ye, A can’t stop thinking about her. She becomes A’s reason for existing. So each day, in different bodies—of all shape, sizes, backgrounds, walks of life—A tries to get back to her. And convince her of their love. Buat can their love transcend such an obstacle?

Ide ceritanya itu loh, WOW! Novel bergenre Young Adult karya David Levithan ini berkisah tentang A. Ia adalah semacam entitas. Semacam… jiwa, soul, atau apalah sebutannya. Sejak pertama kali eksis di dunia, A tidak pernah punya tubuh sendiri. Setiap hari ia berpindah dari tubuh satu ke tubuh yang lain, sejak bayi hingga hari ke-5994 (atau 16 tahun) eksistensinya di dunia ketika cerita ini dimulai.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

Judul: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Penulis: John Green & David Levithan
Penerbit: Penguin Books Ltd, 2012
Tebal: 308 hlm.
ISBN: 9780141346113

Sinopsis:

One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, teenager Will Grayson crosses paths with... "Will Grayson"! Two teens with the same name who run in two very different circles suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions. Culminating in epic turns-of-heart on both of their parts, they team up to produce the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high-school stage.

Told in alternating voices from two award-winning, popular names in young-adult fiction—John Green (author of "The Fault in Our Stars") and David Levithan (author of "Boy Meets Boy")—this unique collaborative novel features a double helping of the heart and humour that has won both authors legions of fans. John Green has a huge online presence through his 1.1 million Twitter followers and YouTube channel Vlogbrothers, which has been viewed over 200 million times and has 660,000 subscribers, making it one of the most successful online channels in history. This is a Penguin logo edition.

Saya belum pernah membaca satu pun karya John Green dan David Levithan, tapi saya telah mendengar kepopuleran mereka, terutama John Green yang menghebohkan jagad perbukuan dengan bukunya yang berjudul The Fault in Our Stars. Jadi, saya pikir tak ada salahnya membaca duet mereka di buku ini. Apalagi sejak awal saya sudah tertarik dengan premisnya: Pertemuan secara tak terduga antara dua pemuda bernama sama yaitu "Will Grayson", di mana pertemuan tersebut membawa dampak yang besar pada kehidupan keduanya. Terdengar cukup menarik, bukan?