History Is All You Left Me

by Adam Silvera

[nannah]

I kind of made it a goal to read all of Adam Silvera's stuff because I'd much rather read LGBT stuff by actual LGBT authors. But wading through the first half of such a dreary book was SO difficult and made me incredibly miserable.

Book content warnings:
suicide

Overall, the book was an okay read, with a lot of beautiful moments throughout the rest of what was largely a melancholy story. Griffin's first love (and sort-of-but-not-really-ex-boyfriend) dies, and everything falls apart around him. His future, his universe (even his hundreds of alternate universes), and many of his other relationships, too.

The story is is about him repairing his life and going about his own personal recovery - also overcoming his OCD. It's slow and often painful, as life often is, but also makes for painful reading. :S Like I mentioned at the beginning, the first half was particularly a struggle, especially if you're also going through something similar or have depression. The second half at last lets up, and has more of a positive attitude. It's still tough, and considering the subject matter of this book, that's not too much of a surprise.

I think this might be fit for its age group, but I just couldn't find it something enjoyable.