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A review by arhazobooks
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
How do you read a book that interested you enough, but didn't fully win you over? It was a page turner and yet not extraordinary. Like a good one time read and that's it. What's the equivalent for one-time-use- and-discard, in the book world? OR those disposable plastic cutleries (even when you plan on keeping it when it's not meant to be). Is there a concept? One-time-read, it is then.
It's about Sal a 17 year old boy who is confused about who he is. His adoptive father gave him a letter from his dead mother, and it's up to him as to whether or not he wants to open it or not. It's his story as much as it's the story of his best friends Sam, and Fito.
This book was one sad thing after another. I know if I were a character in this friend group I would have called it the worst year of my life given how much stress went down. But the way this book was executed, it made me feel warmer too. They bonded and got closer, and you could see the love they have for one another especially with all that was going on. So it feels wrong to say some good came out of the bad...it's more like the bad existed and really amplified the good that was always there.'
All round love and distress... It's basically life.
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It's not a perfect book of course (what is a perfect book?)
Like some things I question, like what was that and Fito's comment about gays refusing to act like men 'I be a girl' just say nah I be a man (something along those lines). I'm not sure if I read it right.
Also When Sam insisted on reading Fito's journal...
Or when Sam slapped Sal even though he was trying to defend her from a guy who nearly raped her...
I still can't rate it. It's not quite a 3 nor is it fully a 4...so
3.75/5
It's about Sal a 17 year old boy who is confused about who he is. His adoptive father gave him a letter from his dead mother, and it's up to him as to whether or not he wants to open it or not. It's his story as much as it's the story of his best friends Sam, and Fito.
This book was one sad thing after another. I know if I were a character in this friend group I would have called it the worst year of my life given how much stress went down. But the way this book was executed, it made me feel warmer too. They bonded and got closer, and you could see the love they have for one another especially with all that was going on. So it feels wrong to say some good came out of the bad...it's more like the bad existed and really amplified the good that was always there.'
All round love and distress... It's basically life.
-
It's not a perfect book of course (what is a perfect book?)
Like some things I question, like what was that and Fito's comment about gays refusing to act like men 'I be a girl' just say nah I be a man (something along those lines). I'm not sure if I read it right.
Also When Sam insisted on reading Fito's journal...
Or when Sam slapped Sal even though he was trying to defend her from a guy who nearly raped her...
I still can't rate it. It's not quite a 3 nor is it fully a 4...so
3.75/5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Sexual assault