More Happy Than Not

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paperback, 336 pages

Published April 26, 2016 by Soho Teen.

ISBN:
978-1-61695-677-6
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4 stars (10 reviews)

When it first gets announced, the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto-miracle cure-alls don't tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. Aaron can't forget how he's grown up poor, how his friends all seem to shrug him off, and how his father committed suicide in their one bedroom apartment. He has the support of his patient girlfriend, if not necessarily his distant brother and overworked mother, but it's not enough. Then Thomas shows up. He doesn't mind Aaron's obsession over the Scorpius Hawthorne books and has a sweet movie set-up on his roof. There are nicknames. Aaron's not only able to be himself, but happiness feels easy with Thomas. The love Aaron discovers may cost him what's left of his life, but since Aaron can't suddenly stop being gay Leteo may be the only way out.

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reviewed More happy than not by Adam Silvera

Review of 'More happy than not' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I read this because it was challenged at my local school district and I was offered to serve on a committee to review it. This book was deeply, deeply depressing but I enjoyed it regardless. I do have some qualms with the way some of the characters were presented, but I am glad I stuck with it till the end because there was a point where I was iffy and then instantly shifted to one of my most memorable books I've ever read. I feel like this book however, should contain some pretty big trigger warnings. It is very, very, VERY upsetting. Like, I honestly had to take a few breaks here and there just to get thru it. 

reviewed More happy than not by Adam Silvera

2022 #FReadom read 18/20

5 stars

More Happy Than Not by @AdamSilvera was my 18th book in my 2022 #FReadom project to read works banned or threatened in Texas libraries and schools. The novel explores one of the important messages of #Pride (and of #Juneteenth for that matter), namely, the dual message that Joy Is Essential, and Remembering Is Also Essential. The two may sometimes seem opposed, but we must find a balance that admits both - if we forego either, we can rob ourselves (and those we love) of the fullness of life. www.adamsilvera.com/more-happy-than-not-1

reviewed More happy than not by Adam Silvera

Review of 'More happy than not' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There is no such thing as a happy ending with Adam Silvera and we all know it. This book is no exception. As always: a great read and the story comes with some twists and turns that should be predictable, but somehow aren’t.
What a struggle and just too real (and unreal at the same time). Obviously a bit sad how there’s so much cheating going on. The "no homo" references are annoying but very fitting for the portrayed generation.

reviewed More happy than not by Adam Silvera

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