Goodreads Challenge 12/85: Everlost

Ooohhhhhhh Neal Shusterman, my life was so drab and dreary before I found you.  I admit it--he is definitely my new literary addiction.  Even his mediocre books (e.g. The Eyes of Kid Midas) are fun to read.  Santino encouraged--no, forced--me to read Everlost by Mr. Shusterman because he wanted to talk about it.  I can see why--Shusterman makes so many references to modern culture that it's hard to avoid thinking about it.

Everlost is a ghost story for kids.  Where kids are the ghosts.  It's a great treatment of the afterlife, or in this case, purgatory.  In the land of Everlost, more than kids can become ghosts, though.  Buildings, pieces of furniture, toys, and even food can make it to the eternity of the afterlife--as long as those items were well-loved.

Poor lost souls permeate the pages of this book, and there are also a lot of Percy Jackson moments.  It's time for the next installment.

Step aside, Stephen King--Neal Shusterman has taken your place!