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A review by em_ily08
Into This River I Drown by T.J. Klune
5.0
Wow. Just wow. The journey this book took me on, was seriously one of TJ's best.
"He leans over and his grin widens. So many teeth. 'Benji,' he says, and he sounds so fucking happy that I ache down to my bones, causing me to shudder. He reaches out and touches my right hand, a look of wonder on his face, his dark eyes flashing. I follow his gaze and see the feather still in my hand, bent oddly and ruffled, but still there, somehow."
"Sometime later, I awaken to a gentle voice. 'Benji. Benji. Open your eyes. Open your eyes and see.' I do. He's staring down at me, cradling me in his arms, a small smile on his face. 'The sun is about to rise. You must see this. It is a beautiful thing.' He looks toward the horizon. But all I can see is him."
" 'This man. This...angel. Cal. Calliel. Is he...do you care for him?' I know what he's asking. I can't lie to him. I won't. 'Yes.' 'And does he feel the same?' Yes, Benji. God help me, yes. I don't want anything more than you. I want nothing less than you. 'Yes,' I whisper. 'More than I probably know. He's...watched me. For a long time.'"
" 'Benji, you have to remember that even though you've been sad, he's been the same. You think you've been alone, and so has he. But it may have been harder for him. You didn't know he was there, not really. He knew you were there. And he did what he could, but it wasn't enough for him. You might have called him, Benji, but he didn't have to come. I felt what he felt. He showed me. There was despair. There was sorrow. And then there was you, so bright within him.' "
" 'If we were ever apart, I'd miss you every day until we were together again...because there is no one such as you in the world, and you belong to me. I'll believe in you always because you are my son. You're going to be strong and brave, and one day, you're going to be a great man and you will stand for what you believe in. I have faith that you will stand and be true.'"
"There is hope. There is faith. There is belief that maybe, just maybe, everything will be as it was and as it should be. It's a thread that wraps itself around my heart and soul and tugs on them gently. It calls for one who can be strong. And brave. It calls for one who can stand true."
"This is at once the end and the beginning. This is the story of my love of two men. One is my father. The other is a man who fell from the sky."
"He leans over and his grin widens. So many teeth. 'Benji,' he says, and he sounds so fucking happy that I ache down to my bones, causing me to shudder. He reaches out and touches my right hand, a look of wonder on his face, his dark eyes flashing. I follow his gaze and see the feather still in my hand, bent oddly and ruffled, but still there, somehow."
"Sometime later, I awaken to a gentle voice. 'Benji. Benji. Open your eyes. Open your eyes and see.' I do. He's staring down at me, cradling me in his arms, a small smile on his face. 'The sun is about to rise. You must see this. It is a beautiful thing.' He looks toward the horizon. But all I can see is him."
" 'This man. This...angel. Cal. Calliel. Is he...do you care for him?' I know what he's asking. I can't lie to him. I won't. 'Yes.' 'And does he feel the same?' Yes, Benji. God help me, yes. I don't want anything more than you. I want nothing less than you. 'Yes,' I whisper. 'More than I probably know. He's...watched me. For a long time.'"
" 'Benji, you have to remember that even though you've been sad, he's been the same. You think you've been alone, and so has he. But it may have been harder for him. You didn't know he was there, not really. He knew you were there. And he did what he could, but it wasn't enough for him. You might have called him, Benji, but he didn't have to come. I felt what he felt. He showed me. There was despair. There was sorrow. And then there was you, so bright within him.' "
" 'If we were ever apart, I'd miss you every day until we were together again...because there is no one such as you in the world, and you belong to me. I'll believe in you always because you are my son. You're going to be strong and brave, and one day, you're going to be a great man and you will stand for what you believe in. I have faith that you will stand and be true.'"
"There is hope. There is faith. There is belief that maybe, just maybe, everything will be as it was and as it should be. It's a thread that wraps itself around my heart and soul and tugs on them gently. It calls for one who can be strong. And brave. It calls for one who can stand true."
"This is at once the end and the beginning. This is the story of my love of two men. One is my father. The other is a man who fell from the sky."