A happy ending is just the beginning
A happy ending is just the beginning (original title: Leah on the Offbeat ) is a novel by the American author Becky Albertalli from 2018. In German, the novel, translated by Ingo Herzke , is in March 2019 under the title Ein Happy End is just the beginning to appear at Carlsen .
It is the direct continuation of her debut novel Just Three Words (English original title Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda ) from 2015 and the third novel in "Simon-verse", the shared universe in which Albertalli's books take place and which also in 2017 published The Upside of Unrequited .
action
Leah Burke is a drummer, mostly on drums in the band Emoji. But Leah has withheld something from all of her friends, even her openly gay best friend Simon: She is bisexual. The only person who knows about their sexuality is their mother, who Leah is very close to. When her group of friends begins to falter, Leah doesn't know what to do. Between her arguing friends and her graduation preparations, Leah realizes that she may like one of her friends more than she first thought.
reception
A happy ending is only the beginning was positively rated. Booklist noted that Albertalli has a fantastic ear for the voice and that it is beautiful in Leah's funny, ironic and vulnerable first-person narration. Entertainment site Hypeable praised the story, Leah's characterization, and said it was "a voice for a new generation of LGBTQ + youth." Bustle praised the story as well as its portrayal of social anxiety.
Possible film adaptation
Berlanti said that after seeing the success of Love, Simon , he wasn't exactly averse to a sequel: “God willing the movie to be successful enough that people actually ask about this. I loved working on this movie with these people so much. I just want to spend more time with them, that would be good. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.carlsen.de/amazon-mobi/ein-happy-end-ist-erst-der-anfang/102078
- ↑ Becky Albertalli on How 'Upside of Unrequited' Adds to the 'Simon'-Verse. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Leah on the Offbeat, by Becky Albertalli - Booklist Online. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Leah on the Offbeat is the perfect sequel for Simon. April 25, 2018, accessed May 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Kerri Jarema: The Book Sequel To 'Love Simon' Takes An Important Look At The Reality Of Social Anxiety. In: Bustle. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Stephan Daw: 'Love, Simon' Director Greg Berlanti Talks Deleted Gay Bar Scene & Teases Potential Sequel. In: Billboard . April 3, 2018, accessed June 29, 2018 .