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A review by martapsalvado
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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.
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.