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They Both Dice at the Terminate
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Author Adam Silvera
Land U.s.
Language English
Genre Young Adult • Drama
Publisher HarperTeen

Publication date

 September 5, 2017
Media blazon Impress (hardcover and paperback), east-book, audiobook
Pages 384
ISBN 9780062457790

They Both Die at the End is a young adult novel written past American author Adam Silvera and published on September 5, 2017, by HarperTeen. It is Silvera'southward 3rd novel and focuses on two teenage boys, Mateo and Rufus, who observe that they but have 1 day left to live.

In April 2020, due to #booktok, a popular hashtag for readers on social media platform TikTok, the volume's popularity saw a resurgence, once more placing it on The New York Times Best Seller listing.[1]

Plot summary [edit]

Before long later midnight on September 5, Mateo receives a phone call from Death-Cast, a company that rose to prominence seven years prior and is able to predict the deaths of individuals, informing him that he is at present a Decker, someone with but twenty-4 hours (or less) left to live. Mateo initially intends to spend his End Day in his bedroom simply decides to try to push button himself to truly live, reluctantly downloading Terminal Friend, an app developed to aid lonely Deckers find someone to spend their Finish Day with. Rufus is in the middle of beating upward Peck, his ex-girlfriend Aimee's new boyfriend, when he receives his ain call from Expiry-Cast. His friends Malcolm and Tagoe remind Rufus non to get carried away considering of the news. He allows Peck to get out so that he can render to his foster habitation to say his goodbyes. Rufus, Aimee, Malcolm and Tagoe, collectively known as The Plutos, concord a funeral for Rufus at his foster home but information technology is interrupted by Peck, who calls the police to have Rufus arrested for assault. Rufus flees and goes on the run, downloading Terminal Friend so that he won't live out his concluding solar day alone.

Mateo and Rufus run across through Terminal Friend and make up one's mind to spend the day accompanying each other. Rufus agrees to get with Mateo to the hospital so Mateo tin can visit his male parent, who has been in a coma for ii weeks. Mateo says goodbye to his father and leaves him a note for him to read when he wakes upwards. Mateo and Rufus and so go to see Lidia, Mateo's best friend, and her baby daughter (and Mateo's goddaughter) Penny. Non wanting to brand Lidia upset, Mateo pretends everything is normal, but leaves her an envelope of cash before leaving and blocks her phone number. Rufus receives a call from Aimee telling him that Malcolm and Tagoe were arrested when they attempted to agree off the police to requite him more time to escape. Rufus opens up about his past, explaining that his parents and sister all received a phone telephone call from Expiry-Cast on the same day and drowned when their automobile crashed into the river, leaving him every bit the only survivor. Rufus and Mateo discuss the plans they had for their life: Mateo always wanted to exist an architect and Rufus wishes he could take turned his passion for photography into a career. Every bit their friendship deepens, Mateo becomes bolder and Rufus begins to take color photos for his Instagram page, @rufusonpluto, equally opposed to his usual monochrome posts to signify his End Day. Rufus buys Mateo some Lego bricks and, as they are leaving, they barely manage to survive an explosion at a nearby gym. Mateo builds a sanctuary while they are on the train using the bricks. Rufus and Mateo caput to the cemetery so that Mateo can visit his mother's grave, just to observe a groundskeeper is in the process of digging Mateo'south grave beside hers. Mateo leaves his Lego sanctuary at his mother'southward grave and sits down inside his own with Rufus, talking most the afterlife and debating what will happen to them in the near future.

Rufus and Mateo go to Make-A-Moment, a heart for Deckers where they can experience dangerous activities without fear, and the ii fake skydive. Unimpressed, Mateo to see them at the Travel Loonshit. Rufus, Mateo and Lidia go on an "around the globe in eighty minutes" tour at the Arena and bound off of a waterfall, assuasive Rufus to conquer his fear of the h2o. Rufus receives a phone call from Malcolm and Tagoe, who were released from custody, and tells them to bring Aimee and run into him at the Graveyard, a club for Deckers.

The group dance together at Graveyard and Rufus convinces Mateo to sing karaoke with him. After their functioning, Mateo finally works upward the backbone to kiss Rufus, who asks why information technology took him so long. Rufus is able to say a proper goodbye to the Plutos and Mateo tries to assistance Lidia comprehend her life without him. Peck and his gang arrive at the club, having tracked Rufus using his Instagram posts, with a loaded gun. Peck tries to shoot Rufus but Aimee tries to talk him down, giving Mateo plenty time to cause a commotion, making Peck drib the gun. Mateo and Rufus return to Mateo's apartment and Mateo asks if they tin become back to the infirmary so that he can come out to his father and tell him about their End Day. Mateo sings and plays the piano for Rufus, who videos the moment before taking a goofy picture with Mateo for his last Instagram post. They lie in bed and confess their honey to one another, both wishing that they had met sooner. They fall asleep in each other's arms, agreeing that they will stay together in the safety of their bed forever.

Mateo wakes up first and, despite the promise, he goes into the kitchen to make peppermint tea for him and Rufus, hoping to brand the other boy happy. He absentmindedly turns on the burner that he knew was broken, which he told his neighbor not to fix that twenty-four hour period since he knew he would exist dying. The stove explodes, which ends upwards being the crusade of his death.

Rufus wakes upwards because of the fume and flees the flat. Then he runs back into the burning building and drags Mateo'due south expressionless torso out, begging him to wake upward. He lies to the paramedics and tells them Mateo is not a Decker and needs to go to the hospital. However, Mateo is declared dead at the scene and a devastated Rufus calls Lidia to inform her. Refusing medical treatment, Rufus is adamant to fulfill Mateo's dying wish and visits his father in the hospital. He tells the unconscious man all virtually their day together and says that his son was brave, fought his fears and was able to truly live. He leaves a annotation telling Mateo'southward begetter who Rufus was and to encounter the photos of him and Mateo on the Instagram account.

On his way to the park to spend his final hours, Rufus puts on his headphones to listen to the video he took of Mateo singing and steps out into the road without looking.

Sub Plots [edit]

Sub plots focusing on pocket-size characters that are intertwined with the master plot line.

Delilah's story: she receives a call from Death-Cast, but believes it to exist a prank. She conducts an interview with Howie Maldonado but he is killed by Peck and his gang when they run in front end of his motorcar. The terminal affiliate focusing on her is her at Althea's Diner. She calls Victor, her ex-fellow, who says that he didn't prank her with the Death-Cast telephone call. Delilah breaks out in sobs, saying she wasted her last twenty-four hour period because she thought he pranked her to get dorsum at her for breaking up with him. Victor tells her to stay put and rushes to the diner. This diner is beyond the street from where Rufus went to spend his terminal hr. Information technology is implied Victor is the ane that hits Rufus with his automobile. Her fate remains unknown.

Zoe's story: she is a Decker who only has 1 chapter, where she spends the twenty-four hours with Gabriela.

Deirde'southward story: similar Zoe, she only has one chapter, where she contemplates suicide but is dissuaded by the advent of Mateo and Rufus.

Dalma's story: she just has one chapter besides, where she discusses the uses and benefits of her app, Final Friend.

Vin'due south story: his simply chapter is him deciding to murder-suicide with the flop that nearly killed Rufus and Mateo.

Characters [edit]

  • Mateo Torrez - a shy, skinny, and socially broken-hearted boy who has spent the majority of his life staying inside.
  • Rufus Emeterio - a street-smart foster child with a troubled past.
  • Lidia Vargas - Mateo'southward all-time friend and the female parent of his goddaughter Penny. Lidia lost her fellow Christian a yr ago later on he received a Expiry-Bandage call. Penny is their girl.
  • Mateo Torrez Sr. - Mateo'southward father who has been in a blackout for ii weeks.
  • The Plutos - the collective proper name for the group that are from the same foster home. The Plutos consist of Rufus, his 2 closest friends, Malcolm Anthony and Tagoe Hayes and his ex-girlfriend Aimee DuBois.
  • Patrick "Peck" Gavin - Aimee's new boyfriend who has a vendetta confronting Rufus.
  • Delilah Grey - a reporter who receives a telephone call from Death-Cast but is convinced information technology is a prank set up by her fiancé Victor who works at the visitor.
  • Andrea Donahue - the Expiry-Bandage herald responsible for informing Mateo of his death.
  • Kendrick O'Connell and Damien Rivas - members of Peck'southward gang.
  • Howie Maldonado - a famous actor who receives a telephone call from Death-Bandage and meets with Delilah for a final interview.
  • Vin Pearce - a Decker and former boxer who was prevented from competing due to a genetic muscle affliction.
  • Deirdre Clayton - an employee at Brand-A-Moment who has tried to take her own life multiple times before, fifty-fifty when she hadn't gotten the warning, withal, she decides against suicide when she sees Mateo and Rufus.
  • Zoe Landon - a Decker who spends her End Day with Gabriella, a girl she met on the Terminal Friend app.
  • Dalma Young - the creator of the Last Friend app.
  • Aimee DuBois Rufus' ex-girlfriend and a member of the Plutos
  • Malcolm Anthony Rufus' best friend and a member of the Plutos

Reception [edit]

They Both Dice at the Cease is a New York Times and IndieBound best seller,[2] every bit well as a Junior Library Guild selection.[3]

The book received starred reviews from Booklist, [4] Publishers Weekly,[five] School Library Journal, [six] and Kirkus Reviews, [2] as well as positive reviews from The Bulletin of the Heart for Children's Books, [7] American Review, [8] BookPage,[9] Common Sense Media,[ten] Buzzfeed, [11] Children's Book and Media Review, [12] and Teen Vogue. [13]

Booklist chosen the novel "extraordinary and unforgettable."[4] Kirkus Reviews noted that the book was "another standout from Silvera who here grapples gracefully with heavy questions about death and the pregnant of a life well-lived" before concluding that They Both Dice at the End is "engrossing, contemplative and as eye-wrenching as the championship promises".[2]

Buzzfeed noted that "Adam Silvera not but poignantly captures the raw emotion of facing your own mortality merely also creates entirely relatable and authentic characters y'all'll want to follow on their journey."[11]

American Review stated that "this volume is an important contribution to young adult literature because of its humanizing portrayals of queer, adolescent characters of color."[viii] They note this is specially important "given the repeatedly cited issues of hegemonic Whiteness and heteronormativity in immature adult publishing, particularly in speculative fiction."[8]

The audiobook, narrated by Michael Crouch, Robbie Daymond, and Bahni Turpin, received a favorable review from Booklist, who noted that the vocalisation actors brought "the full range of this story's anguish and joy to the listener. Crouch and Daymond, voicing Mateo and Rufus, respectively, emphasize how the characters change even so remain true to themselves."[14]

Buzzfeed named They Both Die at the End one of the best young adult books of the decade.[fifteen] Kirkus Reviews, [2] BookPage, School Library Journal, Amazon,[3] and Buzzfeed [16] named it one of the best young adult novels of 2017, and Book Riot named it one of the best queer books of the twelvemonth.[17]

They Both Dice at the End has also been analyzed in academic journals for its depiction of LGBT teens of color.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Accolades [edit]

Twelvemonth Laurels Result Ref.
2017 Amazon Best Young Adult Books of the Twelvemonth Selection [3]
Booklist Editors' Selection: Books for Youth Selection [22]
BookPage Teen Top Pick of September Selection [9]
Book Riot's Best Queer Books of the Year Selection [17]
Buzzfeed All-time Young Developed Books of the Year Selection [sixteen]
Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction Nominee [23]
Junior Library Club selection Selection [3]
Kirkus Reviews' Best Immature Adult Books of the Year Selection [two]
Los Angeles Public Library All-time Teen Books of the Year Selection [3]
Paste Best Young Developed Books of the Twelvemonth Selection [24]
School Library Journal'southward Best Young Adult Books of the Year Selection [3]
2018 American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [25]
American Library Clan Rainbow List Elevation 10 [26]
Capitol Choices for 14 and Up Selection [27]
Immature Adults' Choices Reading List Selection [28]
2019 Buzzfeed'due south Best Young Adult Books of the Decade Selection [15]
2020 ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Pick [29]
2021 Flicker Tale Children'south Volume Accolade for Older Readers Winner [xxx]

Adaptation [edit]

They Both Dice at the End is in development by HBO as a half-hr television miniseries.[31] The series, produced under Warner Bros. Television, will be written and executive produced by Chris Kelly, with J. J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson attached every bit executive producers and Rachel Rusch set to co-executive produce.[32]

Prequel [edit]

Adam Silvera has appear that a prequel The Kickoff to Die at the Cease which gives an introduction to the Death-Cast arrangement and introduces us to a set of new star crossed lovers, is set to be released October quaternary, 2022.[33]

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