"I succeeded in making you care. If you feel nothing, I failed you as a storyteller. I love happy endings, but some readers need the darker stories, too. The stories that donât make them feel disturbed by their own reality because it doesnât reflect what theyâre used to seeing in fiction. Thereâs some comfort in harsher stories, and witnessing how one character rebuilds after tragedy can provide hope for the reader."
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On what he aims for as a storyteller in âHistory Is All You Left Me Author Adam Silvera Talks Second Books and More with Nicola Yoonâ (Barnes & Noble; 2017 Jan 19)
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