The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Summary: The first day of senior year:
Everything is about to change. Until this moment, Sal has always been certain of his place with his adoptive gay father and their loving Mexican-American family. But now his own history unexpectedly haunts him, and life-altering events force him and his best friend, Samantha, to confront issues of faith, loss, and grief.
Suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and discovering that he no longer knows who he really is—but if Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he? (summary from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: After reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe a few years ago, I immediately fell in love with Saenz’s writing. It was beautiful, almost poetic, and it had me feeling all the feels. I felt as though I was apart of the story. With this new book, I was much more connected to the character and even though I was expecting to cry, it came at me when I wasn’t expecting it. I would say this was much more slow paced but when it picked up, boy, I couldn’t put this book down. The family dynamic is what pulled me in. I loved everything about Sal’s father and even his best friend, Sam, even though she got a little annoying sometimes. His relationship with his grandmother is one I admired but envied, because I unfortunately never got the opportunity to get close to either set of grandparents, but I was still able to relate to the amount of love he had for her.
Since reading Aristotle, I have bought a few books of Saenz’s through ebook and online and am hoping to read a couple more this year. They’re older, but I’m sure it’s written just as beautifully.
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