New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day. In the tradition of Before I Fall and If I Stay, They Both Die at the End is a tour de force from acclaimed author Adam Silvera, whose debut, More Happy Than Not, the New York Times called “profound.”

アダム・シルヴェラが描くのは、死の宣告によって逆説的に「生」が輝き出すという、残酷で美しいアイロニーです。死を告げる電話という設定は単なる仕掛けではなく、私たちが忘れている「時間の有限性」を突きつけ、人生の重みを再定義させる文学的装置として機能しています。 対照的な二人の少年が駆け抜ける濃密な一日は、孤独と連帯の尊さを雄弁に物語ります。終わりを知ることで開花する勇気や愛。彼らの鼓動を文字でなぞる体験は、読み手に「今をどう生きるか」という切実な問いを突きつけ、魂を激しく揺さぶるはずです。絶望の果てに真実の光を見出す、比類なき人間賛歌と言えるでしょう。