Review: History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

But as the grieving pair grows closer, readers will question Griffin's own version of the truth – both in terms of what he’s willing to hide, and what true love ultimately means. And Griffin will stop at nothing to learn every detail of Theo’s new college life, and ultimate death. In a desperate attempt to hold onto every last piece of the past, a broken Griffin forges a friendship with Theo’s new college boyfriend, Jackson.

OCD-afflicted seventeen-year-old, Griffin, has just lost his first love – his best friend, ex-boyfriend and the boy he believed to be his ultimate life partner – in a drowning accident. It hurts even more because this isn’t the first promise you’ve broken. And you should know I’m really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are. You’re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you’re having an open casket funeral. Source: Penguin Random House Canada (thank you!)īuy It: Indigo.ca | | The Book Depository | iBooks | Google Books | Audible Publisher: Soho Teen Publication date: January 17, 2017 Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Soho Press.Īny page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.Find the author: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Instagram, TumblrĪlso by this author: More Happy Than Not, What If It's Us

Would you have broken up with Theo when he left? Why? Why not? Did Griffin do the right thing?.

How does it change the novel that Griffin and Theo's parents are all together and fairly happily married? Does it detract in any way that they're so involved in Griffin's

So often in novels, particularly young adult novels, absent or negligent parents are a part of the plot.

What do you think is the significance of this recurring image?

Relationships, houses, and futures, among other things, are all described in the book as being completed or notably incomplete puzzles.

Safe the ones we love? What are some examples of each kind in the book? Secrets can turn people into liars.' Do you agree? Or are secrets more often a way of keeping

Griffin says 'I'm not a big fan of secrets.

How does Griffin's OCD manifest, and what are the misconceptions that surround that condition? Were you surprised at how this played out in the book?.

When a break up occurs, what's the best way to move on? Reliving the history, as Griffin does, or forgetting the past? Is the latter possible for Griffin? For anyone?.

Why do you think Griffin and Jackson are so immediately drawn to each other? Would they be friendsmuch less more than friendsif Theo hadn't died?.

History is all you left me by adam silvera