A review by jasminepatel003
In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

This book isn’t something I would necessarily recommend because of the themes it covers but I thought it was beautifully written and a really interesting reflective perspective was taken throughout the novel. I loved the part that ethnicity, culture and language played in it. It explored a lot of social problems in depth through the eyes of a character who had experienced a lot of hardship and also the lasting mental impact they can leave on a person.
I was really pleased that the ending was so positive especially after such an emotionally turbulent book and I found it fit the pace and style of the writing well
I wish i could read spanish so I could have understood the few fragments of it that were written in it.
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