A review by seoltang
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

3.0

This book made me sad. I understand why many people didn't like it. The style is simple, stylistically not exciting and the narrator keeps repeating himself as if he is stuck in patterns. But that is the point, I guess. Apart from childhood trauma and his addiction, Zach feels there's not much left of him. And dealing with trauma is hard. Not wanting to remember is part of it. There are no pretty words to describe experiences of that sort.
I liked the subtle change in the writing the more Zach progressed. The book shows a raw portrayal of recovery and mental illness while not relying on explicit, shocking scenes. It was comforting in a 'one day at a time'-sense. 3,5 stars