Reviews

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

hmax100's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lauraypunto's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

me gusto porque amo mucho a Adam pero no es de mis favoritos porque no fui capaz de conectar con ninguno de los personajes (bastante difícil para mi no poder conectar o sentirme identificada y mas difícil con un libro de Adam Silvera

simon_reads03's review against another edition

3.0

Okay, so I liked it but I didn't love it. Hear me out... It's a great book, it just wasn’t meant for me. This book tells the story about a guy named Griffin who suffers the tragic loss of his boyfriend and now has to deal with depression and PTSD. Life is hard for Griffin, but he soon finds some comfort in Jackson, Theo's (the deceased boyfriend’s) previous boyfriend. The book is told in two different "perspectives"; TODAY and HISTORY, which each ultimately represent the time the events are happening at. Today is clearly what happens with Griffin in the present and after Theo's death whilst History shows us Theo alive and how their relationship evolved (both Jackson and Griffin).

The story is clearly interesting, it's amazing and the story is truly catching but I think the problem (in my opinion) of this one, is its pace. It's too slow for what I expected, which is disappointing considering I read this because I absolutely loved Adam's most recent project: "What If It's Us", co-written with Becky Albertalli.
Good book overall, a 3 star book for me!

sad_vibes_on_radio's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kjovertherainbow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

stevendemo7's review against another edition

4.0

I really wanted to love this one but it just fell a little short for me. No arguing the book was deeply sad yet somewhat positive and cheerful in places. The narrative switching from past to present was somewhat confusing at times but I think overall resulted in the utter beauty of the novels storytelling. I was getting very frustrated with our narrator, Griffin, but also wanted to comfort him in his grieving.

juliterario's review against another edition

2.0

- SIN SPOILERS -
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En serio que tenía muchas ganas a esta novela. Hace bastante que quiero probar un libro de Adam Silvera, tanto por los temas que trata en sus obras como por el hecho de que todos hablan maravillas de él. Pero lamento decir que me decepcionó enormemente.
Un error mío es seguir sumergiéndome en contemporáneos esperando que la escritura de estos libros vaya a deslumbrarme. Para mí, la forma en la que está escrita un libro es crucial, pero tengo que aprender a aceptar el hecho de que no es así en los contemporáneos. Parezco tener un problema con esto porque sigo decepcionándome en cada libro del género. Pero bueno... ya aprenderé. Tal vez por eso no es MI género y listo xD Pero aún así sigo leyendo libros así porque no puedo simplemente no hacerlo. Los contemporáneos contienen historias que valen la pena. Así de simple. Y no puedo sólo perdérmelas.
Me gustó mucho la idea de esta novela y me ha hecho pensar bastante, tanto en relación a la historia como fuera de ella. Eso me gustó y creo que Silvera captura muy bien la realidad. Pero no me enganchó. LA LECTURA NO ME ENGANCHÓ. Así de simple. Intenté que me gustara y terminé el libro a pesar de mi implacable aburrimiento, pero no me atrapó. Hubieron varias cosas que para mí no tenían sentido y eran muy irreales... Varias fallas...

crazyllama14's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

artsyleo's review against another edition

too sad, must wait for when i am more emotionally stable 

marja_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25