More Happy Than Not

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What to expect if you read this unique story: complete and absolute heartbreak, probably tears (unless you’re heartless, that is), and moments that will make you smile ear to ear.” Many readers will identify with Aaron, whether or not they are dealing with issues of orientation ... Silvera draws wonderfully complex characters and deftly portrays the relationships among them. The true beauty of this book is the way Silvera subtly reveals the plot - readers find Aaron coming out to them in a gradual way.

Sometimes pain is so unmanageable that the idea of spending another day with it seems impossible. Other times pain acts as a compass to help you get through the messier tunnels of growing up. But the pain can only help you find happiness if you can remember it." Aaron's voice is pitch-perfect, and it's impossible to read this book without falling in love with him.

a bannister like the ones you see in a public school. long, and in the middle of the stairs, terminating above a concrete landing covered over by ghastly green linoleum buffed to a dull shine.

A gripping read—Silvera skillfully weaves together many divergent young adult themes within an engrossing, intense narrative." Families can talk about the way memories, remembrance, and identity are important aspects of More Happy Than Not. What is the story's message about the impact that memories, no matter how painful, have on you as a person? there are a lot of nutty games being played: "Manhunt 1 2 3, Manhunt 1 2 3, Manhunt 1 2 3", ...a shark game, 'don't touch green' game, ... plus handball, bikes, rollerblades, fights and fireworks, and tons of swearing.... Except now we know the procedure is 100 percent real and 0 percent bullshit because one of our own has gone through it.Most of all, it's a completely unique take on coming of age that almost made me have some feelings . . . She once promised me that nothing bad would ever happen, and then I grew up and everything went wrong, but I believe her this time because the worst thing that can happen is that nothing will happen at all.” But there is the happiness he promised, too. He loves me without being in love with me and that’s all I can ask of him. I don’t even need to hear him say it to believe it.” Notice how we use the comparative adjective to describe two nouns or pronouns. For example, in the first sentence, we compare the direct object“anyone” to the object of the preposition“her.”