history is all you left me by adam silvera

Griffin is a doozy of a protagonist, and we experience him in two timelines, the pre-Theo death TL and the post-Theo death TL, meaning that as we get a deeper exploration of his OCD than we normally would.

What I loved so much about History is All You Left Me is that each character has tangible faults and qualms, which in turn make them stronger. In order for fiction books to soar off the page, they need strong characters. There is not a character in this story that doesn't feel fully lived in and jumps off the page, even as he keeps the book solely in Griffin's POV. Where I think the strengths of Adam's writing lie are in the characterizations of young people. In another timeline, we see the development of Griffin and Theo's relationship, and it's eventual demise. At the funeral, he runs into Jackson, Theo's new boyfriend, and the two manage to be drawn together in their grief, trying to put the pieces of their lives back together. He does so by giving us the story of Griffin, a teenager with extreme OCD, who is burying the love of his life Theo. I was a fan of his previous book, More Happy Than Not, and can very happily report that he avoids the sophomore slump. Or at least, he's dragged mine for the second time with History is All You Left Me. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Read moreĪdam Silvera just has a knack for dragging you wig through the mud with his writing and making you enjoy it. 'Sweetly devastating, passionately honest, breathtakingly human.' Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. 'This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more.' Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything

'There isn't a teenager alive who won't find their heart described perfectly on these pages.' Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go Griffin must make a choice: confront the past, or miss out on the future. But as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated, dangerous truths begin to surface. Now, reeling from grief and worsening OCD, Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help. Theo was his best friend, his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with. Griffin has lost his first love in a drowning accident. It hurts even more because this isn’t the first promise you’ve broken. And you should know I’m really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are. You’re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you’re having an open casket funeral.

1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past.

History is all you left me by adam silvera