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thriftedghost's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Dementia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy
xmia_69's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
yeeel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
lamanda_quiring's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
I will say I didn’t feel totally connected to the characters so that’s why I only rated it 3⭐️ but this was a really unique story.
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Suicide
helloashluna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
kylebook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Self harm
tobiii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Minor: Homophobia and Self harm
ninebookishlives's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera is a contemporary YA book with a dash of speculative fiction. This book was devastating, heartbreaking, painful, and hopeful all at once. I feel like this is a very important book.
We follow Aaron Soto, a boy living in the Bronx dealing with the grief and trauma of his father's suicide and dealing with his own attempt. All Aaron wants is to forget the bad memories, to be happy. Things start to look up a bit for him when he meets handsome stranger, Thomas. But then Aaron starts to question his feelings for his girlfriend, and when Thomas doesn't feel the same way, he wants to forget all over again.
I don't want to spoil anything, so I won't say much more about the plot. Aaron deals with the struggles of being poor in a city along with the rampant homophobia. These characters were so real, so messy, so emotional, so relatable. Aaron's story is heartbreaking and tragic, you just want to give the guy a hug. I'm glad I have the edition with a new happier ending, cause Aaron deserves one.
As gut wrenching as this is, everyone should read it. I think what Aaron feels about being gay is the exact reason queer kids need to see themselves in media and need to see queer adults thriving and living their lives. Queer adults give hope, and hope is what these kids need.
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
dododenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book does a surprising amount with the number of pages it has. Yet, as someone who enjoys speculative fiction and dystopia I do wish the mind altering aspect of the story was explored more beyond the scope of what it could and could not do for Aaron.
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy