Every You, Every Me by David Levithan is a haunting novel about 2 adolescents separated by sanity. But, that is not the most striking aspect about this picture novel. At the end of the book, it is revealed by the author that this story was created in a non-linear way. This meant that the author just waits for the photographer Jonathan Farmer's photos and weaves the story from the seemingly random pictures that Farmer provides. And the cool thing is, Levithan has no idea what picture he will receive next and Farmer does not know how the story goes until it was finished. Awesome, huh?
Levithan's style is poetic and deeply emotional that sometimes, as you read, you might ask if the words were really of the teenagers. The strike-throughs have also added intensity and depth to the words which made the story more striking and haunting.
From the novel:
"The pursuit of happiness makes us deeply unhappy. It's a trap."
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