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First favourite of the year
Despite what other reviews may be saying, I really enjoyed this book! It kind of reminded me of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'; especially in the w... READ MORE
Haunting
I was completely obsessed with The Last so as soon as I heard that Hanna Jameson had written a new novel I was desperate to read it! And whilst this is a c... READ MORE
Synopsis
A New York City wedding. Two great love stories. The beginning of a breaking world.
Yun and Emory fall into an intense romance, and then don't let go.
Andrew is clinging to his marriage, but knows he's lying to himself.
Fin can't resist ruining things, until he meets the right person.
But on that night, the world shifts in an impossible way. One of the wedding guests suddenly sits down and never gets back up. Soon people are doing it all across the world. Is it a choice - or an illness?
Can anyone be happy in a world where the only choice is to feel everything - or nothing at all?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241992630
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
- Weight: 255g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allStrange story
This was a very strange book. At times it made jumps and I wasn't sure where I was and was left not knowing who was the subject. Overall though it made me ... READ MORE
Disappointing
Four characters that are just not connecting with each other or with the reader. The pandemic story starts off in an interesting way, but then nothing happ... READ MORE
Different
I’m unable to pinpoint this novel into a genre. It’s part coming of age story, (although none of the characters are that young) , part dystopian/pandemic n... READ MORE
A haunting story on the feeling of powerlessness in the face of today's challenges
Are You Happy Now is a response to the future and the feeling that we are powerless to make any meaningful difference to change things. A few random cases ... READ MORE
Something a bit different
I'm unable to pinpoint this novel into a genre. It's part coming of age story, (although none of the characters are that young) , part dystopian/pandemic ... READ MORE
A relatable novel with brilliant characters
Living in the world right now, 2023, post-pandemic, trying to survive, there is so much about this brilliant novel that felt familiar - despite the "end of... READ MORE
Compelling story of self-discovery, emotional awakening, and harsh realisation.
Are You Happy Now' by Hannah Jameson takes a cast of complex and contrasting characters and weaves a compelling story of self-discovery, emotional awakenin... READ MORE
a quietly crushing yet devastatingly tender work
★ ★ ★ ★ ½ stars (rounded up)
“That this was the trade-off. The price of happiness. In order to feel happy he had to feel everything.”
A quietly crushing... READ MORE
Unsettling but Interesting
A hard book to categorise and, to some extent, also a hard book to read. We’re introduced to four people attending a wedding in New York: Yun a musician an... READ MORE
Disappointing
The premise of this book was quite intriguing as a pandemic around mental health where people just sat on the ground and didn't get up again. As no other ... READ MORE
Mental health dystopia
After all attending a wedding, life is not the same for Emory, Yun, Andrew and Fin, as they manage their relationships in an uncertain world. I really like... READ MORE
A twist on a "normal" dystopian/pandemic book
"Are You Happy Now" by Hanna Jameson is a bit of a different dystopian/pandemic book to those that I've read in the past. One day, people just start sitti... READ MORE
An Intriguing Psychological Pandemic set in a Sci-Fi Dystopian
This was a wild and intriguing sci-fi dystopian. The novel starts off with an ominous gripping line when a “boy meets girl at a wedding and the world ends”... READ MORE
High concept & intriguing
High concept and clever, but much more about the lives of those affected by the strange, sudden and catastrophic ‘sitting down’ events occurring than about... READ MORE
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