The only plus point about the narrative is its non-linearity. There isn’t anything extraordinary about the book, not a single wow moment so to speak. Griffin’s steadily worsening OCD in the aftermath of Theo’s death adds a much needed variant to an otherwise bland storyline. The book represents gay, bisexual characters and mental health issues like OCD and anxiety, out of which OCD is the one most explored. I didn’t abandon the book midway only out of sheer stubbornness. As for the rest, I was bored out of my mind. Last hundred pages or so are definitely the best part of the book, even though the promised ‘dangerous truths’ fell short of my expectations. Author didn’t let the shifting time lines hinder the flow of the story. The execution is pretty good, I’ll give you that. One starts two years ago with Theo and Griffin’s burgeoning closeness and another from the day of the funeral, highlighting their relationship in different stages of grief, regret, anger and forgiveness. There are two different time lines present in the book, ‘history’ and ‘today’. The story starts and ends with Griffin’s internal dialogue with Theo, a whole 250+ pages of it. The story outlines and delves into the lives of Griffin, Theo, Jackson and Wade’s – but mostly Griffin’s, the teenage narrator, Theo’s ex boyfriend and the protagonist of the story. One accident that leaves only destruction on its wake. Sometimes that’s for the best.Īdam Silvera’s ‘History is All You Left Me’ begins with Theo’s funeral, taking place one week after his death. People are complicated puzzles, always trying to piece together a complete picture, but sometimes we get it wrong and sometimes we’re left unfinished. Though I tried to keep it as unbiased as I could. Brace yourselves, it’s a negative review (sorry TBDATE fans ^^). Hey everyone! This is my 2nd pick for the pride month.
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