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A Lógica Inexplicável da Minha Vida by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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rinorsomething's review against another edition

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5.0

Absolutely gorgeous in every way.

jvela's review against another edition

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emotional sad 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

4.25

lcecream's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, what a beautiful and emotional coming of age story.

I had high hopes reading this because I absolutely loved Sáenz’s “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”. This book did not fail to impress.

The story follows Salvadore, a boy adopted into a Mexican American family, going through life trying to figure out who is. Many topics covered such as faith, homophobia, addiction and death. It was lovely to read about the compelling relationships that Salvadore had with everyone and the impact they had in his life. I loved all the characters but more importantly the relationships they had with each other.

sonialusiveira's review against another edition

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3.0

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life is a good book covering multiple themes; from friendship, to parents, death, survival, and self-discovery. Unfortunately, as a reader, I don’t feel very connected to the characters. The story also feels like it lacks a plot and read more as a fictional biography with pieces of thoughts and happenings here and there. The characters felt kinda flat except maybe Sally and Sam, but then Sally also keeps reminding me of Ari/ Dante; only difference is Sally’s not gay. The only ‘enjoyable’ character is Vicente. All in all, it is a nice read still because it touches upon important topics: lgbt, adopted family, race, loss, friendship and love between friends.

“Anger is an emotion. But there’s always something behind anger. Something stronger. You know what that is?”
“Is that a trick question?”
“It comes from fear, son. That’s where it comes from. All you have to do is figure out what you’re afraid of.”

“There was nothing wrong with getting angry. It was what you did with that anger that mattered.”

martapsalvado's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

I can't give this book less than 5 stars.
Although the Aristotle and Dante books are some of my favorite books of all time, I put off reading more from Sáenz for a long time and my expectations weren't very high. I'm not sure why, maybe because of the title of the book. It seemed very "juvenile", if that makes sense. Or maybe I just didn't think it could live up to Aristotle and Dante
But oh I loved it SO much. I love the characters. I love the writing. Do I think most teenagers talk like Sal and Sam and Fito? No. Do I think that most fathers talk to their sons like Sal's father does? No. But I like to think that some of them do. That relationships like that exist.
It's emotional, it's funny and it's beautiful.