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Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5 reviews

levitatingnumeral's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such a beautiful book, it had me thinking about so much and processing my own trauma.

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sunflowordss's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Please check the trigger warning before reading

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hiphoboharold's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Honestly. It's a good book, but I was personally a little disappointed in it. I think it could have been a lot better. The writing itself is great. I loved the prose. 

But there were also lots of moments of me practically just skimming through a few pages. Yes, it needs to have lost of parts of just the main characters emotions as he grows and he learns and so on and so forth. I get that. I understand that. But at times it felt like it was dragging on just a little longer than it needed to. I would even go so far as to say the book would have improved if it was shorter. 

I think my other main gripe is that it reads like a YA novel. And yes, once again, I get it. It is about an 18 year old. It is someone who is still technically in high school. He hasn't graduated yet. But even when thinking of 18 year olds, and thinking of what's going on, I think the author should have made some parts drag on less, and maybe instead fill in those points with some more adult writing. Cause as it is, the story feels like it's written for that age, but the book reads like it was written for someone a little younger. If it was written like it was for a slightly older audience, I think it might have been a bit easier to connect with some of the characters, and since that's the entire book, that also would have been a greater improvement. 

But for that point I am 33, so I might be a bit biased on that.

Over all still a good book. Still enjoyed it. Would still recommend it, especially since a lot of other people are giving it a perfect score. But would I say rush put to grab it? Personally no.

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caitlin_26's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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codyemma's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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