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A review by bowienerd_82
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
3.0
I loved [b:Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe|12000020|Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1)|Benjamin Alire Sáenz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328320260s/12000020.jpg|16964419], so I was really looking forward to this one, and unfortunately, I think I had too high expectations, and wound up a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I still very much enjoyed this one, and [a:Benjamin Alire Sáenz|4841310|Benjamin Alire Sáenz|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1386527200p2/4841310.jpg] really shows his chops as a poet turned YA writer, but I felt there were a few flaws that were hard to ignore.
Number one was the fact that there was so much drama going on in the lives of the three main characters that moments that should have been really emotional lost some of their effectiveness and depth. There were also a lot of moments where I felt characters or situations weren't introduced or eased into properly, making wonder if I'd somehow missed a page or a chapter.
But it was a still a lovely book, and Sal's father Vincente is a gift as a character.
Number one was the fact that there was so much drama going on in the lives of the three main characters that moments that should have been really emotional lost some of their effectiveness and depth. There were also a lot of moments where I felt characters or situations weren't introduced or eased into properly, making wonder if I'd somehow missed a page or a chapter.
But it was a still a lovely book, and Sal's father Vincente is a gift as a character.