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History Is All You Left Me (Deluxe Edition)
History Is All You Left Me (Deluxe Edition) | Adam Silvera
From the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. The deluxe edition features a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli, an exclusive short story, and much more! When Griffin's first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he's been imagining for himself has gone far off course. To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin's downward spiral continues. He's losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he's been keeping are tearing him apart. If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life.
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Poffertje_Ismynickname
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I really enjoyed the book and love how he added a mental disorder without making it the main characterisric of our lead.
I enjoyed the road to self discovery and the down falls everyone had during their grieving proces.
If you like the other books Adam Silvera is known for you will probably like this one as well.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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There's no denying Silvera quotes are my favourite kind 🧡💛❤️.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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This novel is a heartbreaking yet cathartic tale of love, loss, & grief, told through Silvera's melancholic lense & beautiful prose. Griffin, lost amongst his grief & obsessive compulsions after discovering his ex-boyfriend Theo has died in a drowning accident, must revisit his history with his first love in order to accept that he must leave him in the past. I laughed, I cried, I paused to simply absorb the narrative, then ugly cried some more.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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A love story to rival all YA romance.
How my heart keeps breaking.
Beautiful narrative, beautiful characters, beautiful storytelling... just beautiful... I'm suspecting a great many upsets before I'm finished.

#adamsilvera #firstlove #first #ya #romance #lovestory #LGBT #historyisallyouleftme #loss #grief #quotes #newyork #california #ocd #history

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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Note to self: do not read anything by Adam Silvera when you're sick and can't sleep in the future (especially when that book is #historyisallyouleftme and you're also listening to the Spotify playlist for the same title). My chin keeps wobbling, and I'm seriously questioning why I keep putting myself through all of this heartbreak 💔. #adamsilvera #firstlove #heartbreak #ya #love #LGBT

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chasjjlee
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Anyone else doing any of the Story Graph reading challenges? If so, which ones? And do you only add the books on Story Graph or do you also do a notebook with all your challenges in there?

These are the ones I've committed to so far but might add some more later.
Would love to see what everyone else is doing :)

(Tagged my current read -- which btw is SO pulling at my heartstrings right now)

JamieArc I‘m doing the #Booked2022 reading challenge. I‘m keeping track on StoryGraph, but I also love spreadsheets so I have a spreadsheet for it too. 3y
chasjjlee @JamieArc that's awesome ♥️ I keep track in my notebook too. I just learned about the Story Graph challenges so I definitely wanted to participate this year. I'll have to check out the booked2022 challenge 👍. 3y
StayCurious I‘m doing some of the romance tropes challenges on StoryGraph (ok a lot of them) - I also started a reading journal to help keep track. 3y
chasjjlee @StayCurious love the romance tropes! I want to add more challenges to my list because I love creating them in my notebooks ♥️. If you post your journals tag me 🙂 I'd love to see them! 3y
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themonaisa
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⚠️Spoilers⚠️So sad! I thought Jackson and Griffin were going to hook up eventually, but the whole scene was heartbreaking. When he starts doing the kisses?! I could feel the out of body experience of betrayal. I liked Theo a lot, he always seemed ethereal and idealized; by the end of it, they were all flawed. The fog of love consumed all of them and bound them together. (And not even because Griff literally hooked up with all 3 guys in the story)

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themonaisa
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*spoilers without context above! 🤪 Great book! The story hits harder the farther you go into it, which just demonstrates the beautiful writing. So much about love, mental health, friendship, sexuality, and grief, and how they all come together in a completely honest and messy way. There‘s a line about letting somebody go for something that isn‘t their fault that hit me so hard. Death is weird but there is power and light in history

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Bookdragon217
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"I don't know what will be left of me if love and grief can't bring you back to life. Maybe I need to be brought back to life, too."

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JillsBookshelf
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I really enjoyed this book. It was told in a dual timeline and they eventually blended into each other which was pretty cool. I definitely enjoyed the past timeline more than I enjoyed the present one. Overall it was an interesting read, but I wasn‘t wowed.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

#ya #romance #yaromance #adamsilvera

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SanjanaGhosh
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Is it just me or did anyone else find Theo slightly unlikeable?

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CarolynM
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A well told story of love, friendship and grief amongst a group of queer teenage boys. If I'd read this as a teen I'd have wept buckets, I'm sure. I hope this qualifies for #LatinxAuthor #Booked2021

Reggie I‘ve read two of his other books and they have somewhat destroyed me so this one will have to wait. He tells a good story, though. 4y
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Wichers
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I read halfway through and decided it wasn't the type of book I was currently looking for, still an awesome book.

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dariazeoli
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My first #littlefreelibrary trip of 2021 was to unhaul 4 2020 reads (top). I swapped them for two new reads (bottom), which puts me at +1 owned books for the year so far, but +5 unread.

Zero pennies spent, so there‘s that!

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TheHungryBookworms
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Loved Loved this book! I loved the story and the writing style. This book is going to stay with me for a while. Is a tear jerker so be ready.

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JoeMo
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#ThankfulThursday @Aleksandra_G
1. I won‘t be attending a horror film fest in person this year, but COVID gives me an excuse to stay at home and watch all the scary movies and read all of the scary books that I can manage!
2. I‘m grateful for some close friends, that even if I don‘t see them enough due to busy schedules or because they don‘t live nearby, we stay in touch more than ever thanks partially to COVID
Would you like to play @JPSHANK

Aleksandra_G Love the answers! 😁 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River Sad to miss some fests myself, but sounds nice, anyway! I have been doing the same with old college and grad school friends 🎃 4y
JPSHANK How do I play? 4y
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DylanRm
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Great story!

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Shandrew Jimeno
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Young Adult

Started in: September 18, 2019

Completed at: September 25, 2019

How did you choose this book: Borrowed from a friend.

Brief Summary: This book is about a guy named Griffin who has experience something that you can't fix (Lost of a love one). Griffin keeps losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices. If Griffin doesn't confront his history, he has no future.

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Shandrew Jimeno
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Young Adult

Started in: September 12, 2019

Completed at: September 18, 2019

How did you choose this book: Borrowed from a friend.

Brief Summary: This book is about a guy named Griffin who has experience something that you can't fix (Lost of a love one). Griffin keeps losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices. If Griffin doesn't confront his history, he has no future.

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Rachiiebookdragon
Mehso-so

Interesting story, wasn‘t my favourite book at points though, and I didn‘t relate to the characters as much as I would have liked to. 3/5

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Late post, but May is Mental Health Awareness month. Here is my TBRf (To Be Read from) pile, as I likely won‘t get to them all this month. They all deal with the topic in one way or another. I‘ve already read the top two and liked them both. Now I‘m on the tagged book.

Funny story...I was so worried about dropping the books in the pool that I dropped my phone in instead 🤦🏻‍♀️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂 my first thought at that post was...those books are making me nervous that close to the water. I hope your phone is ok? 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto Oh my gosh. 🤣🤣 Eliza and Her Monsters is easily one of my favorite books ever. I devoured it in one afternoon and every time I see it I immediately think “there are monsters in the sea” 🌊 6y
ChasingOm I also loved Eliza and Darius the Great is Not Okay. 6y
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nao
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"To build up a library is to create a life. It's never just a random collection of books."
Carlos María Domínguez, The House of Paper
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In bad mood.. Lost my job.. This the only thing that cheers me up.. ❤️ ♥️
Thank you THRIFTBOOKS.. YOU MADE MY DAY
A lot of love ?

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biblioskye
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It‘s the last day of March! Currently reading this book, since I liked Adam Silvera‘s way of writing, I‘m hoping that I would finish this book within this day!

Oh, did I tell you that mustard yellow is my fave color?!?? Look at the book without its dust cover!! 😍

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LiterRohde
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“Time doesn‘t heal all wounds. We both know that‘s bullshit; it comes from people who have nothing comforting or original to say.”

#MarchIntoThe70s | 1: #WishYouWereHere

📷: Made with Typorama & PhotoGrid

wordzie 😁❤ 6y
Cinfhen TRUTH 6y
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fandom_hellspawn99
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This was the first thing to come to mine when I listen to #WishYouWereHere I haven't listened to that song in ages, it makes my Mom cry because she misses Dad. But anyway I really want to read this book!! I've got to find a copy soon! #MarchIntoThe70s @Lizpixie @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Well played!! This song does conjure memories 6y
Cinfhen And book looks like a tear jerker 6y
fandom_hellspawn99 I've heard it is, let's see if it can pry a tear from this stonewall of a person 😂😂 @Cinfhen 6y
Cinfhen Let me know if I need to send you tissues 😂😂 6y
Lizpixie Good music will always play on your emotions.💔Love your interpretation! 6y
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AileenRR
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Lots of smiles and tears while reading this one. The author has such a talent for detailing teenage boys that I can‘t help but fall in love with them. But, as usual with this author, I‘m left feeling blue at the end.

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ladyshmelton
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I needed a mental/emotional break from KoA. Switching genres a little bit here, in Hope's it will rejuvenate me.

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RavensCarm
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Beyond amazing!! I almost bailed at the beginning as I felt a little too old (32) to relate to a YA book but I am so grateful that I stuck with it and got to experience the wonder of this novel.

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RavensCarm

First time I‘ve read this author and I absolutely love the way he turns a phrase! I‘m going to bed pretty quick here but wanted it recorded that I hit 11 hours on this #24B4Monday. I plan to do even better the next time round!

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Scarlett_ohara
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks: Adam Silvera is my favorite LGBTQ+ author. His books are so powerful and make me cry all the time. Yes it's YA and some people hold that genre in contempt, but his stories are compelling and well-written. I have read all 3 of his books, "History is all you left me" the most recently. "They Both Die at the end" is my favorite though. #24in48

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So I managed to finish this book less than 2 hours into the #24in48 readathon.
I have yet to find an Adam Silvera book that hasn't made me cry. I have read all three, and although "They Both Die at the End" made me cry the hardest, this one is a close second.
I edited the pic to add the timer, because I was too much of a loser to remember to add it the first time. ??‍♀️

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Scarlett_ohara
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I live in France so for me the #24in48 challenge starts... Right now!
I'll start it in style by finishing the book I'm currently reading: "History is all you left me", by the amazing Adam Silvera. Hopefully I will finish it before my almost-29-year-old body falls asleep! ?

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bookish_mind
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bookish_mind

"Puzzles are sort of like life because you can mess up and rebuild later, and you're likely smarter the next time around"

#quote5of6
#HIAYLM
#griffin

CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 6y
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bookish_mind
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bookish_mind
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bookish_mind

"Love doesn't begin and end with some online status"

#quote1of6
#HIAYLM
#griffin

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bookish_mind
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A story about first love and its loss. Gives a #heartache to everyone who read this.

#historyisallyouleftme
#adamsilvera
#griffintheo

#first💕

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WanderingBookaneer
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LauraBeth This sounds good! 6y
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Tianareadslgbt
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“I love you, but I can‘t stay longer.” Beautiful, suspenseful, heart-warming, devastating, genuine. This is my favorite Adam Silvera book so far. This book is so so wonderful for anyone struggling with heartbreak.

AileenRR This one is next on my list and I‘m excited! 6y
Tianareadslgbt @AileenRR It‘s my favorite by Adam so far! You‘ll love it 6y
Megabooks I loved this one! 6y
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SoniaC
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Thus book was quite the emotional ride. I do enjoy his writing.

rachelsbrittain Love Adam Silvera 6y
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Charlotte4
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I was warned it‘s a tear jerker I think I‘m ready to read 😂

SoniaC Love it. I‘m two chapters in so far. 6y
Charlotte4 @SoniaC I‘m really enjoying it too I did already need a tissue 😂 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
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TheLudicReader
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#sorrynotsorry
Buy 3 get 1 free at Indigo
#classroomlibrary

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dylanisreading
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I'm a little behind on #twointhree but it's ok because I was doing other things like watching the entire first season of American Vandal (so funny) and hanging out with my dad.

I did read an entire 51k word fanfic. That counts right? Now I'm trying to finish this and there's so much 😭. @Samplergal

Samplergal Litsy police aren‘t on duty. All good! You finished one and hung out with your dad. #priceless 6y
Joy0201 ❤️❤️❤️American Vandal 6y
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edennugget
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Hands down now my favourite book.

This book explores sexuality, memories, friendship, mental health, and a whole host of other issues that are vital to understand in today's society. It has completely captured my heart and I know I'll be left thinking about it for days and weeks and months and years and lives to come.

That is all you need to know; this is the sort of story you should go into blindly.

Please read this ASAP and share it!

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edennugget

'Puzzles are sort of like life because you can mess up and rebuild later, and you're likely smarter the next time around.'

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edennugget

'I'm scared the truth might actually be more painful than my imagination.'