Overall, Elsewhere is a magical tale of all the possibilities of what an Afterlife might be. Although, it’s still a mystery to Liz why people fall in love. Owen and Liz learned a lot from each other. Owen, by the way, was 26 years old when he died. While she was busy being bitter, she’ll meet Owen, and they’ll unexpectedly find love with each other. At the end, it’s not about how long you have lived your life, rather, it’s the quality of life you have had while you lived. If you always worry about your choices, you’ll just drive yourself crazy with all the what-ifs. You just have to open your eyes and your heart to all the blessings. I guess one of the lessons, this book wants to teach us is that happiness is a choice. She never got to have a boyfriend, never given her virginity, never even got to college, and most of all, she’ll not be able grow her boobs. She was so bitter that she didn’t appreciate the things around her. Because she was still in denial with what happened to her, she tried everything just to communicate with the outside world. “For everyone else, it’s just another end.”Įlizabeth Hall is a fifteen year old teenager who met an unfortunate death and was therefore boarded on a ship that will travel towards the afterlife world, Elsewhere. “In the end, the end of a life only matters to friends, family, and other folks you used to know,” the pug whimpers miserably. The ocean only parts once a day to allow the babies back to Earth. The River is actually in the middle of the ocean.Watcher Syndrome – you get addicted to over decks.1 coin is equivalent to 5-minute viewing. OD’s or Over Decks have telescopes that offer each viewer a show of what their loved one is doing on Earth.Department of Acclimation, Division of Domestic Animals – This department is responsible for the acclimation of all the animals that comes through Elsewhere.Department of Last Words – This department is responsible for recording the last words of the dead.The dead are prohibited to go to this place. This place acts as a medium if you want to talk to someone from the Earth by using a water source. Well – This is found at a deeper part of the ocean.As long as you declare your intentions within your first year of residence. Sneaker Clause – You can go back to Earth early.Acclimation is the process by which the newly deceased become residents of Elsewhere.Avocation – it’s like a job except you are actually supposed to like doing it.And when you’re seven days old, you and all the other babies are sent down the River, back to Earth to be born anew. I listed several trivia you need to know about the place. Like are you happy? Have you found your purpose on Earth?Įlsewhere is pretty much like Earth, the difference is of course, the inhabitants. It was by no means an emotional read but it will make you realize and examine how you lived your life. Whenever I think about it, I just sigh remembering the emotions I felt while reading it. I just love the concept of this book, especially the Elsewhere world. This concept reminded me of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. No one gets older, everyone gets younger. It’s so magical and really believable that it brings out this hope in me that the world the author created is really existing and that there is an afterlife after all.Įlsewhere is a place people go when they’re dead. I was surprised because I really liked everything about it. I never thought I would be so into this book. There are those book that will totally suck you the moment you read the first sentence. From the top of the stairs, Lucy hears it all and says nothing.” “The end came quickly, and there wasn’t any pain.” Sometimes, the father whispers it to the mother. I got curious because of the synopsis, and just like that, I decided to add it on my TBR list. I saw this book while browsing online bookshops for something new to read. This moving, often funny book about grief, death, and loss will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned. How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life lived forward? And now that she’s dead, Liz is being forced to live a life she doesn’t want with a grandmother she has only just met. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroe’s psychiatric practice.Įlsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere’s museums. Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous.
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