More Happy Than Not, by Adam Silvera
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More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Maybe spoilers?
My first book completed in 2021, my first review.
Aaron Soto is 16 and is having a hard time. After his father's suicide, "[Aaron] can't find happiness again, despite the support of his girlfriend, Genevieve, and. his overworked mom." He can't escape the pain and the grief. The "smile-shaped scar" on his wrist is a constant reminder of the depth of his hurt. Enter Thomas, a new kid, and "something starts to shift inside him. Aaron can't deny his unexpected feelings for Thomas, despite" the repercussions in his life.
The solution: the "Leteo Institute's revolutionary memory-altering procedure" (back cover). Surely, this procedure can make him straight, just erase the memories of being gay, of desiring boys. This proves much harder than Aaron expected. Erasing a memory of an action isn't the same as erasing the memory of the thing itself.
This near-future YA story is "twisty, heartbreaking, [and] profoundly moving." It is tale of identity, coming out, love, and perhaps, ultimately, it asks who we are and how can we be true to ourselves when some much of our world tells who we are is not acceptable.
Well done.
Recommended.
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More Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Maybe spoilers?
My first book completed in 2021, my first review.
Aaron Soto is 16 and is having a hard time. After his father's suicide, "[Aaron] can't find happiness again, despite the support of his girlfriend, Genevieve, and. his overworked mom." He can't escape the pain and the grief. The "smile-shaped scar" on his wrist is a constant reminder of the depth of his hurt. Enter Thomas, a new kid, and "something starts to shift inside him. Aaron can't deny his unexpected feelings for Thomas, despite" the repercussions in his life.
The solution: the "Leteo Institute's revolutionary memory-altering procedure" (back cover). Surely, this procedure can make him straight, just erase the memories of being gay, of desiring boys. This proves much harder than Aaron expected. Erasing a memory of an action isn't the same as erasing the memory of the thing itself.
This near-future YA story is "twisty, heartbreaking, [and] profoundly moving." It is tale of identity, coming out, love, and perhaps, ultimately, it asks who we are and how can we be true to ourselves when some much of our world tells who we are is not acceptable.
Well done.
Recommended.
View all my reviews
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