![]() ![]() ![]() Griffin has much to puzzle out as he tries to move forward, but he does so with the reassurance that real love exists. When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a. ![]() A mesmerizing yet sorrowful story of love, death. 'This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more.' 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 tragedy of Theo’s death is also leavened by the healthy families Griffin has to lean on: the boys come out to their parents, together, at a birthday party for Theo’s younger sister, and their declaration of love is met with celebration. Youre still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world. History Is All You Left Me is a tale for todays youth-one that embraces the essence of time and love. Though Griffin’s vision is clouded by grief, passion, and guilt, readers will have no trouble understanding how unmoored Griffin has become: Silvera ( More Happy Than Not) excels at capturing the confusion and pain he feels. Griffin processes Theo’s death by recounting their relationship and the aftermath of the drowning in alternating chapters titled “History” and “Today,” telling most of the story in direct address to his lost love. From Griffin Jennings’s perspective, he loses his first love Theo three times: first when Theo heads to college in California while Griffin finishes senior year at their Manhattan high school then when Theo finds new love with a fellow college student and, finally, when Theo drowns in the Pacific. ![]()
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