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A review by ofionao
In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
5.0
Uhm.
So.
THIS BOOK DESTROYED ME.
I really don't quite know how to articulate what beautiful a story this is.
It's been a long time since a book has had such an emotional impact on me. So I thought I'd at least try to type some words about this wonderful, wonderful book.
"In Perfect Light" tells the story of Andrés Segovia, a young man burdened by the memories of his past, trapped inbetween remembering and forgetting, and Grace Delgado, a therapist, who has lost a husband, is struggling to love a son and is confronted by another death, this time her own. And you will find in this book the story of how Grace and André's lifes intertwine in the best possible ways.
It is also, for me at least, very much a story about hope, about moving towards the light (or, to use a Sam word, being phototactic).
IT'S SO DAMNED GOOD.
How can a book show the worst of humanity (I mean feature the absolute worst !!! scumbags !!! walking !! this earth!!) and yet also manage to show how much light this world holds?
The characters of André Segovia and Grace Delgado have robbed a piece of my heart and I doubt that'll change anytime soon.
And one last thing, just because it needs to be said. Andrés Segovia: you have a beautiful heart.
*****5 stars, but really, all the stars in the universe*****
[Sam talking to Grace about baby Mister]
"He likes to laugh. He doesn't fight me, Grace. He just, well, he just sort of leans into me. He's photo tactic."
"Photo tactic? Is that a Sam word?" It had to be a Sam word. He loved photo words.
"Of course it is. He's like a sunflower, Grace. He leans into me as if I were the source of all light."
✨For years I dreamed your eyes as black as night
I long to see your face in perfect light.✨
So.
THIS BOOK DESTROYED ME.
I really don't quite know how to articulate what beautiful a story this is.
It's been a long time since a book has had such an emotional impact on me. So I thought I'd at least try to type some words about this wonderful, wonderful book.
"In Perfect Light" tells the story of Andrés Segovia, a young man burdened by the memories of his past, trapped inbetween remembering and forgetting, and Grace Delgado, a therapist, who has lost a husband, is struggling to love a son and is confronted by another death, this time her own. And you will find in this book the story of how Grace and André's lifes intertwine in the best possible ways.
It is also, for me at least, very much a story about hope, about moving towards the light (or, to use a Sam word, being phototactic).
IT'S SO DAMNED GOOD.
How can a book show the worst of humanity (I mean feature the absolute worst !!! scumbags !!! walking !! this earth!!) and yet also manage to show how much light this world holds?
The characters of André Segovia and Grace Delgado have robbed a piece of my heart and I doubt that'll change anytime soon.
And one last thing, just because it needs to be said. Andrés Segovia: you have a beautiful heart.
*****5 stars, but really, all the stars in the universe*****
[Sam talking to Grace about baby Mister]
"He likes to laugh. He doesn't fight me, Grace. He just, well, he just sort of leans into me. He's photo tactic."
"Photo tactic? Is that a Sam word?" It had to be a Sam word. He loved photo words.
"Of course it is. He's like a sunflower, Grace. He leans into me as if I were the source of all light."
✨For years I dreamed your eyes as black as night
I long to see your face in perfect light.✨