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Happy is the Only Thing by Aspen Mars is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Happy is the Only Thing about?

For seventeen years, Mikey Sommers has been controlled and reduced by her mother and her swim coach, turned into a caricature of "high-functioning autism" to gain brownie points in games of social chess. Her first act of rebellion comes in the form of an art class. Her small act of defiance turns into an avalanche when she meets Sofia Yoo, who flings open each window inside of her soul and makes her question every reality she thought she knew. Why is Sofia so unafraid, so unapologetic? Why does she say cemeteries make her happy? And, most importantly, why does Mikey’s heart climb out of her throat and spill onto the earth whenever Sofia smiles? As Mikey unravels Sofia’s secrets, definitions of herself and the world begin to change. Parents turn from heroes into people. Lies worm their way into the open. She doesn’t know how to be happy in the strange, ugly, ecstatic world she’s discovering, but somehow she needs to find out.

Who reads Happy is the Only Thing?

Author

Aspen Mars

Published

2021

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction