More Happy Than Not (Deluxe Edition)

Paperback, 352 pages

English language

Published Jan. 14, 2020 by Soho Press, Incorporated.

ISBN:: 978-1-64129-194-1

(1 review)

A special Deluxe Edition of Adam Silvera’s groundbreaking debut featuring an introduction by Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give, a new final chapter, and an afterword about where it all began.

In his twisty, heartbreaking, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx.

In the months following his father's suicide, sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto can’t seem to find happiness again, despite the support of his girlfriend, Genevieve, and his overworked mom. Grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist won’t let him forget the pain. But when Aaron meets Thomas, a new kid in the neighborhood, something starts to shift inside him. Aaron can't deny his unexpected feelings for Thomas despite the tensions their friendship has created with Genevieve and his tight-knit crew. Since Aaron can't stay away from Thomas or turn off his …

A special Deluxe Edition of Adam Silvera’s groundbreaking debut featuring an introduction by Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give, a new final chapter, and an afterword about where it all began.

In his twisty, heartbreaking, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx.

In the months following his father's suicide, sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto can’t seem to find happiness again, despite the support of his girlfriend, Genevieve, and his overworked mom. Grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist won’t let him forget the pain. But when Aaron meets Thomas, a new kid in the neighborhood, something starts to shift inside him. Aaron can't deny his unexpected feelings for Thomas despite the tensions their friendship has created with Genevieve and his tight-knit crew. Since Aaron can't stay away from Thomas or turn off his newfound happiness, he considers taking drastic actions. The Leteo Institute’s revolutionary memory-altering procedure will straighten him out, even if it means forgetting who he truly is.

Why does happiness have to be so hard?

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Tsundoku reviewed More Happy Than Not (Deluxe Edition) by Adam Silvera

Became a crying mess like every other time I read this book. A+ do recommend

4 stars

Content warning CW: homophobia, hate crimes, domestic abuse, suicide; Spoilers for the book's new and old content

This is my favorite of Silvera's books, and it's not really a surprise. If you know the premise of this book, it fits well into my life (though I don't have anterograde amnesia, I have a different memory problem).

I think I'm going to recommend this book for my dad who keeps trying to understand my memory problems (because I haven't found any fiction about ECT memory loss). Obviously, anterograde is different, but the loss of time, missing out on segments of my life, that's accurate.

...I don't know how I feel about the new ending. It's not like it's wrong, it's just that unless pills magically start working for me, I don't get an ending where all I lost was a year. Not to say that's a small sacrifice, but I've been on ECTs so long I don't remember when I started (though it would be very un-YA to have Aaron be like, 28 when he gets cured) Maybe I'm just jealous? I wouldn't go as far as to say Aaron is magically cured and doesn't have sacrifices made from becoming disabled, but it feels weird to have like 5 or more chapters devoted to "I've got anterograde amnesia, can't be left alone anymore, can't work anymore," and then "ONE YEAR LATER: it's fixed!"

I feel like there's a lot to say about this book, maybe I'll sort out my feelings soon.