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A review by stuckinafictionaluniverse
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
4.0
4.5
So this is a sad book. In case you haven’t guessed it. Isn’t there something sinister about smiley faces? You know there's something hiding behind there, and boy was this dark.
More happy than not is a contemporary book with a sci-fi twist. Recently a new procedure at the Leteo institute helps you forget, It follows 16-year-old Aaron who wants to forget that he’s gay.
The first half was okay but I didn’t feel connected to the characters at all. The second half is fantastic.
It was a little confusing but in the end, everything came together and it’s really clever.
Don't let the sci-fi element scare you away.
(I know this was compared to Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, which I hated for your information, but it’s way better).
Adam Silvera balances it out with incredibly realism in the personalities and setting. The characters breathe and are flawed and terrible and amazing. We have a large cast of characters for a contemporary, and they all fit and served the story well. My favorites are Genevieve - Aaron’s awesome artist girlfriend, Aaron’s mother and Thomas.
It’s okay how some stories leave off without an ending. Life doesn’t always deliver the one you would expect.
It’s incredibly diverse and thoughtful story with beautiful writing.
For most of the book, I enjoyed myself, I found the characters to be very realistic and three-dimensional, but I didn’t have an enormous emotional connection to them.
Then it happened.
This story took an unexpected turn that caught me completely off guard and made me extremely emotional.
It’s very clever and it adds the sci-fi twist to the book without feeling forced.
Really, really liked this book. Can’t wait to see what more Adam Silvera will publish.
If the blind can find joy in music, and the deaf can discover it with colors, I will do my best to always find the sun in the darkness because my life isn’t one sad ending - it’s a series of endless happy beginnings.
So this is a sad book. In case you haven’t guessed it. Isn’t there something sinister about smiley faces? You know there's something hiding behind there, and boy was this dark.
More happy than not is a contemporary book with a sci-fi twist. Recently a new procedure at the Leteo institute helps you forget, It follows 16-year-old Aaron who wants to forget that he’s gay.
The first half was okay but I didn’t feel connected to the characters at all. The second half is fantastic.
It was a little confusing but in the end, everything came together and it’s really clever.
Don't let the sci-fi element scare you away.
(I know this was compared to Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, which I hated for your information, but it’s way better).
Adam Silvera balances it out with incredibly realism in the personalities and setting. The characters breathe and are flawed and terrible and amazing. We have a large cast of characters for a contemporary, and they all fit and served the story well. My favorites are Genevieve - Aaron’s awesome artist girlfriend, Aaron’s mother and Thomas.
It’s okay how some stories leave off without an ending. Life doesn’t always deliver the one you would expect.
It’s incredibly diverse and thoughtful story with beautiful writing.
For most of the book, I enjoyed myself, I found the characters to be very realistic and three-dimensional, but I didn’t have an enormous emotional connection to them.
Then it happened.
This story took an unexpected turn that caught me completely off guard and made me extremely emotional.
It’s very clever and it adds the sci-fi twist to the book without feeling forced.
Really, really liked this book. Can’t wait to see what more Adam Silvera will publish.
If the blind can find joy in music, and the deaf can discover it with colors, I will do my best to always find the sun in the darkness because my life isn’t one sad ending - it’s a series of endless happy beginnings.