This ya book is like eternal sunshine for the now generation. Thomas is the foil to aarons conviction that theres an easy way out in a multifaceted look at some. Adam silvera weighs sexual identity in memorybending. More happy than not book the seattle public library. If you dont know what owlcrate is, it is an amazing monthly subscription box with a different theme every month. He doesnt really love the girl he thought he once loved. More happy than not, book by adam silvera hardcover. Enter the leteo institute, a company that promises to erase painful memories so people can move forward. The memorywiping promises of the leteo institute are a tempting solution. In his twisty, heartbreaking, profoundly moving new york times bestselling debut, adam silvera brings to life a. But pain can only help you find happiness if you remember it. Praise for more happy than not a new york times bestseller a new york times editors choice a paste magazine best young adult novel of all time a booklist best first novel of 2015 and a booklist editors choice of 2015 a kirkus best teen book of 2015 an aba indie next selection an amazon best young adult of 2015 a refinery29 best diverse young adult book.
Listen to more happy than not audiobook by adam silvera. In the months after his fathers suicide, its been tough for sixteenyearold aaron soto to. Part eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, part aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, adam silveras extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged nearfuture summer in the bronx. Welcome to our interactive nerds and beyond book club series.
His highly acclaimed debut novel, more happy than not, was followe. This is the first book by adam silveras that i have read and i know im late to the hype, but better late than ever. This reporter finished the book as though aarons life depended on it. I have been putting off reading more happy than not because i didnt want my heart to be broken by this book. My feelings on adam silveras more happy than not accurately summed up in. That sounds as if it might lead to trite messaging along the lines of all that makes us suffer makes us stronger. Nerds and beyond an important new voice in ya literature, in more happy than not adam silvera has created a passionate, searing narrative with characters who feel unique and totally familiar. Dec 14, 2017 this is the full audiobook for more happy than not by adam silvera this is for some certain people like myself who cant download or have this in audible because they are too young for credit. Parents need to know that more happy than not is a sciencefiction story set in the near future, where people can pay to have painful or traumatic memories suppressed. Aaron soto and his neighbors in the bronx projects have had more than their share of bad experiences and tough times.
More happy than not is a 2015 young adult novel by adam silvera. Buy a cheap copy of more happy than not book by adam silvera. Forgetting the past background information when reading. More happy than not is a heartbreaking tale about friendship, sexuality, memory, and trying your hardest to find happiness in life. Telling the story of aaron soto, a 16yearold puerto rican boy living in a housing project in the bronx, silvera brings a speculative element into the story in order to both surprise the reader and allow him to study the emotional life of his protagonist in a creative and surprising way. Aug 01, 2016 more happy than not will leave you shaken for days, if not weeks. Quotes from more happy than not by adam silvera bookmate. Adam silveras debut more happy than not schlug ein wie eine. Silvera does a good job of developing the connection between aaron and. On top of the fact that more happy than not is a great young adult novel and a great debut novel, this is just a good book. But after two years worth of incarnations for more happy than not, im proud that the version im putting out into the world is the book at its most genuine state. Find books like more happy than not from the worlds largest community of readers. More happy than not wrestles with several big questionsat times it seems too many, and the book suffers for it.
Jun 02, 2015 titled more happy than not, the book tells the story of aaron soto, a teen growing up in the bronx who wants to forget. Its the story of aaron soto, a 16yearold nuyorican living in. Paste magazine offers a scifi take on conversion therapy, and faces the worst of antigay bigotry and violence head on. More happy than not tells the story of aaron, a new york city teen who is gay, and living in a community where he knows that he will not be accepted the way he is. John corey whaley, national book award finalist and author of where things. More happy than not is, in the simplest interpretation, a novel of selfacceptance, a description that surely attaches to 90 percent of all young adult fiction ever written. Praise for more happy than not a new york times bestseller a new york times editors choice a paste magazine best young adult novel of all time a booklist best first novel of 2015 and a booklist editors choice of 2015 a kirkus best teen book of 2015 an aba indie next selection an amazon best young adult of 2015 a refinery29 best diverse young adult book a. More happy than not was published by soho teen on june 2nd, 2015. This is one of the few lgbtq novels that i really enjoyed. In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving new york times bestsellingdebutalso called mandatory reading and selected as an. Book recommendations for people who like more happy than not by adam silvera. A dark and deeply affecting book, more happy than not asks young readers to reflect courageously on the value of memory and self.
Im kind of disappointed i did, because history is a masterpiece and i dont know if its a story silvera can ever surpass. Within every owlcrate you will find one new hardcover yabook. Nov 09, 2015 my feelings on adam silveras more happy than not accurately summed up in. More happy than not is my debut novel, and there was a time where i believed this book was never going to be seen by others after rejections and nonsense. Part eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, part aristotle a. Praise for more happy than not silvera managed to leave me smiling after. More happy than not in adam silveras utterly fantastic more happy than not, 16yearold aaron soto grapples with what it means to be happy and if its possible to change who you really are. Aaron and his friends live in a modernday bronx neighborhood with one major difference. I read this book during deweys 24 hour readathon and knew basically nothing about it going in i knew it was lgbt, kind of a contemporary scifi, and there was something akin to eternal sunshine of the spotless mind in. Goodreads members who liked more happy than not also liked.
An important new voice in ya literature, in more happy than not adam silvera has created a passionate, searing narrative with characters who feel unique and totally familiar. More happy than not, by adam silvera the new york times. I received more happy than not by adam silvera in my june owlcrate box. Its diverse, with complex and developed characters, and its engrossing, with a plot filled with twists and turns.
I read this book during deweys 24 hour readathon and knew basically nothing about it going in i knew it was lgbt, kind of. In adam silveras ya debut, more happy than not, aaron soto, a poor hispanic teenager, goes through a lot of difficult situations. Our book for september is more happy than not mhtn by adam silvera. After enduring his fathers suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the bronx projects, aaron soto, sixteen, is already considering the leteo institutes memoryalteration procedure when his new friendship with thomas turns to unrequited love. Take my word for it, you want to read this with as little knowledge as possible about the actual plot so this post is as spoiler free as possible aaron is struggling to deal with his fathers suicide. I found myself rooting for aaron soto and his family from page one. In the months after his fathers suicide, its been tough for sixteenyearold aaron soto to find. Diana cat has quoted 3 years ago i have nothing to forget, and i wouldnt if i did, thomas says. Aaron soto and his neighbors in the bronx projects have had more than their share. More happy than not is young bronxborn author adam silveras debut novel. Telling the story of aaron soto, a 16yearold puerto rican boy living in a housing project in the bronx, silvera brings a speculative element into the story in order to both surprise the reader and allow him to study the emotional life of his protagonist in a creative and. Its the story of aaron soto, a 16yearold nuyorican living in the bronx projects in a near future where people can get memories suppressed by undergoing a revolutionary technique called the leteo procedure. About more happy than not in his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving new york times bestsellingdebutalso called mandatory reading and selected as an editors choice by the new york times adam silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous nearfuture summer in the bronx. Vulture what to expect if you read this unique story.
And thanks to the new technology developed by the leteo institute, he can. This is the full audiobook for more happy than not by adam silvera this is for some certain people like myself who cant download or have this in. As in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the procedure can be used to block everything from the violent death of a loved one, an ugly breakup, or even samesex attraction. More happy than not adam silvera audiobook youtube. The title itself is a warning i am less happy than i was before i read this but not broken, but way less happy. I am not typically a fan of contemporary, but the scifi twist to this novel really drew me in. A special deluxe edition of adam silveras groundbreaking debut featuring an introduction by angie thomas, new york times bestselling author of the hate u give. Adam silveras more happy than not tells the tale of a bronx teen struggling with his attraction to his best friend and lingering memories of attempted suicide all in a world where its. More happy than not by adam silvera overdrive rakuten. Take my word for it, you want to read this with as little knowledge as possible about the actual plot so this post is as spoiler free as possible. Adam silvera weighs sexual identity in memorybending novel. James dawson, author of this book is gay raw, emotional, and genuine. Adele griffin, author of the unfinished life of addison stone a debut as deft as it is sharp, as honest as it is assured, and, above all, extremely moving. This is one of those books you dont even want to talk about, if that makes sense.
Aug 29, 2014 but after two years worth of incarnations for more happy than not, im proud that the version im putting out into the world is the book at its most genuine state. In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving new york times bestsellingdebutalso called mandatory reading and selected as an editors choice by the new york times adam silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous nearfuture summer in the bronx. You can still order a signed copy of the hardcover from books of wonder and you can request personalization in. The monitor throughout the story, the reader will find herself wanting to hug aaron, shake him, and ultimately her heart will break for him. The first time i saw a poster on the subway promoting the institute that could make you forget things, i thought it was a marketing campaign for some new science fiction movie. Happy is not history, but its still a story that surprised me and hurt me in the best way possible. And its about a boy who is considering a memoryalteration procedure to forget hes gay because leading a life as a straight teen would probably be way easier for him. But the grittiness of the setting combined with scifi flourishes make the novel a sure bet for reluctant readers and a great pick for reading groups. More happy than not book by adam silvera thriftbooks. Everyone plays a purpose, even fathers who lie to you or leave you behind. Apr 26, 2016 a dark and deeply affecting book, more happy than not asks young readers to reflect courageously on the value of memory and self. More happy than not by adam silvera in his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debutcalled mandatory reading by the new york times adam silvera brings to life a.
More happy than not is adam silveras first novel, but i read his latest, history is all you left me first. May 27, 2017 more happy than not is adam silveras first novel, but i read his latest, history is all you left me first. More happy than not is, in the simplest interpretation, a novel of selfacceptancebut it also tells us something else. It is a new york times nyt bestseller, an editors choice for nyt and booklist in 2015, best first novel of 2015 for booklist, and best young adult novel for several sites, including paste magazine, kirkus, the new york. This novel is a rollercoaster of emotions in the best and worst ways possible. More happy than not by adam silvera in his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debutcalled mandatory reading by the new york times adam silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous nearfuture summer in the bronx. In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving new york times bestsellingdebutalso called mandatory reading and selected as an editors choice by the new york timesadam silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous nearfuture summer in the bronx. Adam silvera after enduring his fathers suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the bronx projects, aaron soto, sixteen, is already considering the leteo institutes memoryalteration. Sep 01, 2019 welcome to our interactive nerds and beyond book club series. Time takes care of all that pain so if someone derails you, itll be okay eventually.