The Sky Is Everywhere

Jandy Nelson's beloved, critically adored debut is now an Apple TV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel, Cherry Jones, Grace Kaufman, and Jacques Colimon.

“Both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance." —NPR


Adrift after her sister Bailey’s sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive Toby—Bailey’s boyfriend who shares Lennie’s grief—and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers Lennie something she desperately needs. One boy helps her remember. The other lets her forget. And she knows if the two of them collide, her whole world will explode.
 
As much a laugh-out-loud celebration of love as a nuanced and poignant portrait of loss, Len­nie’s struggle to sort her own melody out out the noise around her makes for an always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable read.

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Published Mar 22, 2011

336 pages

Average rating: 8.25

32 RATINGS

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Anonymous
Apr 29, 2025
10/10 stars
This book is pure poetry. Grief leaks from the pages and wraps around your heart. The reader feels every ache, every heartbeat, right along with Lenny and her eccentric family. Her struggle is messy, painful, and tender. This is a raw, realistic portrayal of death and the confusion that trails in its wake. I do not recommend reading this in public. You will ugly cry. But it is so, so, worth it.
Anonymous
Nov 18, 2024
8/10 stars
4.5
kathy_vanvleet
Jan 30, 2024
9/10 stars
Just not my type of book, but beautiful language.

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