It may not be my favorite read of the last year, but it is definitely one worth recommending. More Happy Than Not is a story about a boy who is learning to accept himself. I commend Silvera for his take on a coming-of-age-esque story mixed in with science fiction amidst contemporary issues. The actual story-telling is unique and really makes the book stand out. He showed me through Aaron’s likes, dislikes, actions, and the people he hung out with. The description of the characters and their actions makes the story fluid.Īaron is a total nerd. I’ll be honest, at times it felt as if the story lagged, but a really great feature of this book is the characterization of Aaron himself. I set it aside and didn’t come back to it until about a month later, in which I devoured it about two days (I tried to look for a less menacing word like ‘devoured’, but I couldn’t). When I first started reading the book, I couldn’t get a feel for it. He attaches himself to his girlfriend, but when she leaves for a few weeks and he befriends a neighborhood boy, what he thought made him happy isn’t as true as he thought. After his father’s suicide, he attempts to reaffirm his own happiness and well-being, but his smile-shaped scar on his wrist counteracts his emotions and his memories. He doesn't really love the girl he thought he once loved. His dad committed suicide when Aaron was younger. Author:Adam Silvera // website // twitter // tumblrĪaron Soto is trying his best to be happy. In Adam Silvera's YA debut, More Happy Than Not, Aaron Soto, a poor Hispanic teenager, goes through a lot of difficult situations.
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