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linguisticali 's review for:
They Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
The second half of this book was really lovely, so it's a pity the first half felt like such a slog. I'm glad I stuck with it, though - the relationship that develops between the two boys is beautiful with a rapidity and intensity that feels real because of the nearness of death, rather than feeling like just insta-love.
I had to not think too hard about the logistics of the premise, and I think it's best that the book doesn't try to explain the mechanics behind it. The implications for free will in a world where some mysterious force knows exactly the day you will die but not how are mindboggling. At one stage one of the boys asks the other if he believes in fate, and... yes?? you live in a world where you're fated to die on a particular day??
It feels corny to admit that this has me reflecting on living my life more fully, but here we are.
I had to not think too hard about the logistics of the premise, and I think it's best that the book doesn't try to explain the mechanics behind it. The implications for free will in a world where some mysterious force knows exactly the day you will die but not how are mindboggling. At one stage one of the boys asks the other if he believes in fate, and... yes?? you live in a world where you're fated to die on a particular day??
It feels corny to admit that this has me reflecting on living my life more fully, but here we are.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent