Connections in the Back of My Mind

For some reason, I am making a lot of connections while reading this book. I am not dead, NOT in elsewhere, and CERTAINLY NOT in love. One of the things I am connecting to is the three point turns, and parallel parking. I am not a permit driver, but my sister is. She is an OK driver. Curiously, Liz is learning the same my sister is. I'm also connecting with Liz because her middle name is Marie, and so is mine! When Liz is at Thanksgiving at Betty's house, it is obviously crowded. My Thanksgiving dinners are the same. 2 rooms, 4 tables, 27 people, and a whole lot of laughs...
-Claudette :)

On the edge of my seat

Every page a read, I am on the edge of my seat wondering what will happen next. My predictions are all over the place. One minute I am thinking this then the next minute, I am thinking that. This time I have really thought over my predictions and I have predicted that Liz and Owen are GOING to fall in love. The author has already clued their reader in this point of the story. Some clues I hear while reading are:
-That Liz had invited Owen to Thanksgiving at her and grandma Betty's house
-They were washing dishes together at the end of dinner
-Liz is practically thinking about Owen all the time
-It THINK Owen is thinking about Liz.... (?)

Why do 2 people fall in love? It's a mystery.

Every new page in the chapter 'Mystery' it says, "Why do 2 people fall in love? I's a mystery." I think the author is hinting to the reader that Owen and Liz are falling in LOVE..... I will let you know any more predictions I have upon reading on, and I will tell you if they really DO end up falling in Love........?? I think it is evry nice how Owen adopted a dog....
-Claudette :)

Dogs, Liz, and her FANTASTIC JOB...

From reading on, I now that dogs DO make it to Elsewhere. I know that because the place where Liz works is full of Animals, and dogs. I also know that cats make it because Owen was tring to put out a fire, and he died, and so did a cat in the same accident. The next day, he was on the boat to Elsewhere with a cat sleeping on his feet. Also, because Liz has a new god herself named Sadie.

Elesewhere? Where else?

I am really liking the book elsewhere, but I have some questions. 1. Why do the else where people age BACKWARDS?? 2. Elsewhere? Where else? I think that it is good that everyone has the chance to have another life on earth. 3. But will you always come back to else where? 4. Will you even remember the boat and the place? 5. There would probably be a pledge to keep it a secret about the boat, and elsewhere. Won't there? I am really, really, REALLY intrested in this book because I have never thought about a boat taking you to a land where you aged backwards then you are sent down a river back to earth. I had always thought about going to heaven, but could this really happen?? It could, but I don't know. It is sad, freaky, and just plain SCARY that you get to see your funeral, and see the earth once you are dead. Also, that you even have THOUGHTS when you are dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. 6. I wonder if dogs take the boat to Elsewhere....?? Many, many, MANY questions that I have! But a good book! (NOT AS GOOD AS GEMINI SUMMER, THOUGH). I will let you know if I answer any of these questions. I always have questions in books. :) :) :) -Claudette