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Within the adult or new adult youth literature books, one that came out in 2018 in Spain was Al final mueren los dos. A book that was a complete success and still moves masses in 2023.
But who wrote the book? what's it about? What characters do we meet? This, and some other things, is what we want to talk to you about on this occasion. Learn more about the book and discover, if you haven't read it yet, a book you might like.
Who is the author of the book
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If you have just come across this book and it has caught your attention, you should know that its author is Adam Silvera. Adam was born in 1990 and is an American writer.. He is specialized in novels for young adults (what would come to be the new adult).
He was born in the South Bronx, in New York. And already with 10-11 years she began to write in a fan fiction. A little older he worked as a barista, book seller and reviewer at Shelf Awareness.
His first novel was Happier Than Not, published in 2015. and it was a sales success, to the point that it was selected for the Lambda literary award for children's and youth literature. In fact, this novel will have an adaptation on HBO.
After that novel, another one emerged, published two years later, History is all I have left. However, it was not the only one from 2017, since almost at the end of the year he published one more, In the end the two die (It can also be found translated as Both die at the end). That will also have an adaptation on HBO.
On a personal level, Adam Silvera has come out as gay and it was in 2020 when, on the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ Pride parade, he was named one of the 50 heroes "who lead the nation towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all." people".
Synopsis for In the end they both die
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«Can a single day hold a lifetime? In an alternate present, in which it is possible to predict death within twenty-four hours, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio have just received the most feared call: the same one that warns you of that your final hour has come.
Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that Mateo and Rufus would have met. But their circumstances are not normal at all. Because they have, at most, twenty-four hours to live. And they've decided to turn to Último Amigo, the dating app that lets you connect with someone willing to share your load. Mateo and Rufus have a day, maybe less, to enjoy their newborn friendship. To discover how fragile and precious are the threads that unite us. To show the world his true self. The new novel by Adam Silvera, a New York Times bestseller that has achieved overwhelming success from critics and readers. An emotional, original and extreme book, which addresses the proximity of death to masterfully capture the overwhelming force of life, friendship and love.
Characters in the end both die
Before giving you a brief summary about the story of the novel At the end they both die, we want to talk to you a little about the characters.
The two main characters are Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio. Mateo is a somewhat introverted, shy and thin boy. He is overwhelmed by society a lot, so his whole life has been spent indoors. For his part, Rufus is a Cuban boy with a somewhat controversial past.
In addition to them, we will also have:
- Lydia Vargas. Mateo's best friend and the mother of his friend Penny.
- Mateo Torrez. Mateo's father who was in a coma for two weeks.
- Aimee Duboi. Rufus' ex-girlfriend.
- Malcolm Anthony. Rufus's best friend.
- Tagoe Hayes. Also Rufus's best friend.
- Patrick 'Peck' Gavin. Aimee's new boyfriend and Rufus' enemy.
- Dalma Young. The creator of the 'Last Friend' app.
- Delilah Grey. Journalist who receives a Sudden Death call but thinks it's a joke.
Book summary
A few minutes after midnight on September 5, Mateo's phone rings. It is about "Sudden Death", a company capable of predicting the death of people. That means he has twenty-four hours or less to live. So he decides to download an app, Last Friend, which helps you find people who are warned by "Sudden Death" to spend that last day with a person.
For his part, Rufus is fully involved in a fight with Peck, his ex's boyfriend. At that moment, his phone rings and he discovers that he is "Sudden Death", warning him that in twenty-four hours or less he will die. His friends try not to get away from him and try to spend it with him until Peck arrives notifying the police to arrest him. So he runs away from the place and decides to download the Last Friend app.
Thus, Mateo and Rufus get to know each other by spending the last few hours they have left and doing things that were pending. In Mateo's case, going to the hospital to see his father who has been in a coma for two weeks. Later, they go to see Lidia, Mateo's best friend, and her daughter, Penny.
For his part, Rufus receives a call from his ex-girlfriend advising him that his friends are under arrest for obstructing the police. Thus, Rufus is honest and tells the past of him to Mateo. Afterwards, they both talk about what they had planned for their future.
After that, they decide to spend their hours doing increasingly dangerous things, but without fear of them. And the relationship between them is strengthening.
Thus, the next morning, the fateful outcome arrives.
What other books has Adam Silvera written?
If after At the end they both die you liked how its author writes, Here is a list of his other novels:
- Happier than not.
- History is all I have left.
- The first to die at the end
- Series "What if we were?". She writes it with another author, Becky Albertalli.
- Infinity Cycle series: for now Infinite Son and Infinite Reaper. The third book will be out in 2023.
- Short Stories: Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy (wrote one of them); (No) Call me crazy (also as a collaborator); Color outside the lines.
If you have read In the end they both die, what do you think of the book? And if you haven't read it, after getting to know it a little more, do you dare to do so?