History Literature / MoreThanThis

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Seth attempts to do this while showering outdoors in the rain, but it's implied that he [[TheLoinsSleepTonight doesn't get very far]] due to his current situation. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Regine and Tomasz were spying on him at the time, and they were too embarrassed to introduce themselves to him after accidentally intruding on his moment of privacy.]]

* NoPronunciationGuide: Pointedly averted for Regine and Tomasz. The narration notes the phonetics of their names when they first introduce themselves.

* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Seth pleads desperately for his life both near the beginning of the story (as he drowns) and near the end (as the Driver is seemingly killing him).]]

* TokenBlackFriend: Defied by Regine. She calls Seth out on thinking that everything revolves around him and that Regine and Tomasz are some sort of props to help ''him'' on his journey.* TokenTrio: Seth the white male protagonist, Tomasz the Polish boy, and Regine the black girl.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Monica cheats on her boyfriend H with Gudmund, not knowing he was also in a relationship with Seth.]]

* BlackBestFriend: Defied by Regine. She calls Seth out on thinking that everything revolves around him and that Regine and Tomasz are some sort of props to help ''him'' on his journey.

* TokenTrio: Seth the white male protagonist, Tomasz the Polish boy, and Regine the black girl.

* BiTheWay: Gudmund, who shows interest in [[spoiler: and has sex with]] Monica even while being in a secret relationship with Seth.

* TheUnfavourite: Seth's mother dotes on his younger brother Owen and largely ignores Seth.
* WickedStepmother: Gender-inverted by Regine's stepfather, an alcoholic who beat her and eventually caused her death.

''More Than This'' is a 2013 YoungAdult novel by Patrick Ness. The main narrative is about Seth, a teenaged boy who dies and then wakes up to find himself in a strange, deserted world. This is interwoven with the secondary plot that follows Seth's life up to the moment he drowned one winter day in the ocean, with some philosophical musings on stories and life along the way.

* {{Gayngst}}: Downplayed with Seth. People around him don't react very well to finding out he is gay, but that's far from his biggest problem.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Seth's friend, H. His real name is presumably "Harold", but it comes up exactly once.

''More Than This'' is a YoungAdult novel by Patrick Ness. The main narrative is about Seth, a teenaged boy who dies and then wakes up to find himself in a strange, deserted world. This is interwoven with the secondary plot that follows Seth's life up to the moment he drowned one winter day in the ocean, with some philosophical musings on stories and life along the way.

''More Than This'' is a YoungAdult novel by Patrick Ness. The main narrative follows Seth, a teenaged boy who dies and then wakes up to find himself in a strange, deserted world. This is interwoven with the secondary plot of Seth's life up to the moment he drowned one winter day in the ocean, with some philosophical musings on stories and life along the way.

* BlackBestFriend: Regine calls Seth out on thinking that everything revolves around him and that Regine and Tomasz are some sort of props to help ''him'' on his journey.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Owen never came back from the kidnapping]]. The version Seth remembered was just a simulated program.

* Gayngst: Downplayed with Seth. People around him don't react very well to finding out he is gay, but that's far from his biggest problem.
* LotusEaterMachine: Eventually Seth remembers that [[spoiler:the "real world" in which he died was a simulation built as an escape from the actual real world]].

* SadisticChoice: The prisoner made Seth choose between being his hostage, or making his little brother go.
* SurvivorsGuilt: Seth feels responsible for his brother's kidnapping, especially because [[spoiler:the prisoner made him choose which of them was going to be taken]].

''More Than This'' is a YoungAdult novel by Patrick Ness. The main narrative follows Seth, a teenaged boy who drowns and then wakes up to find himself in a strange, deserted world. This is interwoven with Seth's memories of his life before he drowned.

* DespairEventHorizon: He went though a lot, but what finally drove Seth over the edge was finding out [[spoiler:Gudmund was sleeping with Monica and was never exclusively "his"]].

* AGlitchInTheMatrix: According to Regine's theory, a TapToTheHead causes one and sends you to the real world instead of killing you.

* AGlitchInTheMatrix: According to Regine's theory, ATapToTheHead causes one and sends you to the real world instead of killing you.

* DysfunctionJunction: As Tomasz comments: "Are we not some funny kind of group? [[spoiler:Child abuse, murder and suicide.]]"
* LotusEaterMachine: Eventually Seth remembers that [[spoiler:the "real world" in which he died was a simulation built as an escape from the actual read world]].

* RiddleForTheAges: A fair few mysteries are left unsolved: Why did Tomasz end up in England, not Poland? What caused the fire that burnt down the area on the other side of the train tracks? Who or what is the Driver, and why did he [[spoiler:save Seth's life, after seemingly trying to kill him]]?