Here is my dream cast for Again Again by E. Lockhart!
Anne Hathaway as Adelaide Buchwald
Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Jack
Connor Paolo as Adelaide's brother
Matthew Settle as Adelaide's dad
Tina Fey as Adelaide's mom
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Friday, June 5, 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Again Again: Interview with Author
An interview with E. Lockhart about Again Again
About the book:
1. How did you come up with the story of Again Again?
It’s a love story set in multiple universes, about a surreal summer during which a girl named Adelaide becomes head-spinningly infatuated with an elusive boy named Jack.
2. Which of the characters from Again Again are you the most similar to?
I wanted to write about how hard it has been, in my experience, to see the object of my affection
clearly. We view a person through constructs we have about our own identity and theirs,
through our fantasies, and through our pain. How can we love people truly when we can
hardly see them?
3. What was the hardest part to write in Again Again?
Multiple timelines are always super hard to write! And plot twists. Getting that ending to work took a lot of layering and planning.
4. What was your favorite part about writing Again Again?
I love sharing my work with writer friends and getting their feedback. In the case of Again Again, I had three novelists whose work I really admire critique the book and help me get it where I wanted
it to go. Those conversations were really rich and encouraging.
5. Where can readers purchase Again Again?
Anywhere books are sold! During this time of sheltering at home, I hope people will
support their local independent bookshops, which are key parts of so many
communities. Try bookshop.org. Once there, do a search for your friendly neighborhood
bookstore. Then when you order, your purchase will be credited to the store, but shipped
from the store’s warehouse supplier.
About the Author:
1. If you won a prize for something, what would it be and why?
Red lipstick.
2. If a director wanted to make Again Again into a movie and wanted you to act in it, who
would you be and why?
I’d probably be Adelaide’s mom. I am old and the mom is quite a lot like me in a number of ways. But I’d rather play the witchy, eccentric set-design teacher.
3. What are some of your favorite tv shows and movies?
If you liked Again Again, you will love Russian Doll on Netflix. It is such an incredibly smart story, with a similar (but different) do-over premise.
4. If you could have dinner with any 3 people (fictional, real or dead), who would it be?
I eat dinner with my favorite people quite regularly, but I wouldn’t mind inviting over Samantha Irby.
She is the author of Wow. No Thank You, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, etc. and I am
very grateful for how much she makes me laugh and think. Nora Ephron could come over, as
well. Even though she’s dead. And would Alison Bechdel come? She’s the author of Fun
Home. She might be shy, I think, somehow. But I’d be glad to have her.
5. What do you like to do when you are not writing? I’m a pretty good cook. If you come to my
dinner party with Irby, Ephron and Bechdel, I will make a killer fruit guacamole and an amazing
plum cake.
About the book:
1. How did you come up with the story of Again Again?
It’s a love story set in multiple universes, about a surreal summer during which a girl named Adelaide becomes head-spinningly infatuated with an elusive boy named Jack.
2. Which of the characters from Again Again are you the most similar to?
I wanted to write about how hard it has been, in my experience, to see the object of my affection
clearly. We view a person through constructs we have about our own identity and theirs,
through our fantasies, and through our pain. How can we love people truly when we can
hardly see them?
3. What was the hardest part to write in Again Again?
Multiple timelines are always super hard to write! And plot twists. Getting that ending to work took a lot of layering and planning.
4. What was your favorite part about writing Again Again?
I love sharing my work with writer friends and getting their feedback. In the case of Again Again, I had three novelists whose work I really admire critique the book and help me get it where I wanted
it to go. Those conversations were really rich and encouraging.
5. Where can readers purchase Again Again?
Anywhere books are sold! During this time of sheltering at home, I hope people will
support their local independent bookshops, which are key parts of so many
communities. Try bookshop.org. Once there, do a search for your friendly neighborhood
bookstore. Then when you order, your purchase will be credited to the store, but shipped
from the store’s warehouse supplier.
About the Author:
1. If you won a prize for something, what would it be and why?
Red lipstick.
2. If a director wanted to make Again Again into a movie and wanted you to act in it, who
would you be and why?
I’d probably be Adelaide’s mom. I am old and the mom is quite a lot like me in a number of ways. But I’d rather play the witchy, eccentric set-design teacher.
3. What are some of your favorite tv shows and movies?
If you liked Again Again, you will love Russian Doll on Netflix. It is such an incredibly smart story, with a similar (but different) do-over premise.
4. If you could have dinner with any 3 people (fictional, real or dead), who would it be?
I eat dinner with my favorite people quite regularly, but I wouldn’t mind inviting over Samantha Irby.
She is the author of Wow. No Thank You, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, etc. and I am
very grateful for how much she makes me laugh and think. Nora Ephron could come over, as
well. Even though she’s dead. And would Alison Bechdel come? She’s the author of Fun
Home. She might be shy, I think, somehow. But I’d be glad to have her.
5. What do you like to do when you are not writing? I’m a pretty good cook. If you come to my
dinner party with Irby, Ephron and Bechdel, I will make a killer fruit guacamole and an amazing
plum cake.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Again Again: Instagram Posts
Here are some wonderful pictures of Again Again by E. Lockhart that were taken by amazing bookstagrammers. All credit goes to the ones who took the pictures. Follow me on Instagram @thindbooks to see my pictures
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Again Again: Review
Rating: 3/5 stars
Review:
This book was overall not bad but also not my favorite. This book is not a romance novel which I kind of thought it would be but more of self-love and family love. The main character in this book is Adelaide who struggles with her life and wants to find a boyfriend. The author wrote this story using different methods that I have never seen before. She writes the story and then there are 3-5 possible ways to what could happen in the next scene. Its kind of like the author is trying to get out her ideas of what she should do next like should the character kiss, chicken out etc. It's kind of like getting in the author's head of seeing different possibilities of what would Adelaide do next. The first half of the book was a different timeline than the next half which was a little confusing. The first half was similar to the next half but Adelaide's story is kind of different. I didn't enjoy the different timelines but I did enjoy the "what will happen next" method.
I didn't really connect as much with the characters but I did like how Adelaide developed throughout the story. I loved how she reconnected with her brother, who was an addict and tried to get their relationship back to normal. The story between the brother and sister got me really hooked to the story because this book was more about Adelaide connecting back with her family. I also did like the parts where she walked the dogs at the beginning of the story and seeing Adelaide meet a new guy.
This story wasn't that bad but I think readers who love multiverse storylines will enjoy this book. I'm more of a YA romance and fantasy lover which is why it didn't fit for me but I'm not upset with this book.
Criteria:
Plot- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Main Character- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Other Characters- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Writing Style- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★
Pacing- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Ending- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Book Cover- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romance level- just kissing; one relationship
*This book was given to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return.*
Review:
This book was overall not bad but also not my favorite. This book is not a romance novel which I kind of thought it would be but more of self-love and family love. The main character in this book is Adelaide who struggles with her life and wants to find a boyfriend. The author wrote this story using different methods that I have never seen before. She writes the story and then there are 3-5 possible ways to what could happen in the next scene. Its kind of like the author is trying to get out her ideas of what she should do next like should the character kiss, chicken out etc. It's kind of like getting in the author's head of seeing different possibilities of what would Adelaide do next. The first half of the book was a different timeline than the next half which was a little confusing. The first half was similar to the next half but Adelaide's story is kind of different. I didn't enjoy the different timelines but I did enjoy the "what will happen next" method.
I didn't really connect as much with the characters but I did like how Adelaide developed throughout the story. I loved how she reconnected with her brother, who was an addict and tried to get their relationship back to normal. The story between the brother and sister got me really hooked to the story because this book was more about Adelaide connecting back with her family. I also did like the parts where she walked the dogs at the beginning of the story and seeing Adelaide meet a new guy.
This story wasn't that bad but I think readers who love multiverse storylines will enjoy this book. I'm more of a YA romance and fantasy lover which is why it didn't fit for me but I'm not upset with this book.
Criteria:
Plot- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Main Character- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Other Characters- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Writing Style- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★
Pacing- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Ending- ⭐⭐⭐★★
Book Cover- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romance level- just kissing; one relationship
*This book was given to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return.*
Monday, June 1, 2020
Again Again: Welcome Post
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genre: YA Fiction
Age: 13+
Summary: 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, 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, (Goodreads).
Purchase the book here:
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I am the author of Genuine Fraud, We Were Liars, Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and the Ruby Oliver quartet: The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. How to Be Bad was co-written with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski. Again Again publishes in June 2020.
Disreputable History was a Printz Award honor book, a finalist for the National Book Award, and recipient of the Cybils Award for best young adult novel. We Were Liars is a New York Times bestseller. It won the Goodreads Choice Award and was Amazon's #1 YA novel of 2014. Genuine Fraud is a Times bestseller as well.
I have a doctorate in English literature from Columbia University. My field was 19th-century British novel. In 2013 I chaired the committee on Young People's Literature for the National Book Awards, (http://www.emilylockhart.com/about-e).
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