From the first day of his Senior, Sal could feel his life stable life was deserting him. Although he is surrounded by the love of his adoptive Mexican family, he is heartbroken because his beloved grandmother is dying. Also, he is angry all the time, which usually ends up with him punching someone, something he has never done before. When even more catastrophic events happen to his best friends, Sam and Fito, all three of them have to work together to keep grief from drowning them alive. Saenz's lyrically written prose is so poignant that I wanted to hug the novel afterwards. Like Sal treasured and saved the yellow leaves from his favorite memory with his grandmother, you will treasure passages from their journey. I didn't mean to fall in love with this book, but inexplicably, it happened. I couldn't stop myself from loving Sal, his gentle father, his caring grandmother, his loud family, and his scarred friends. If you want a book that will make your heart grow three times bigger, this is the book. Highly recommended!
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
From the first day of his Senior, Sal could feel his life stable life was deserting him. Although he is surrounded by the love of his adoptive Mexican family, he is heartbroken because his beloved grandmother is dying. Also, he is angry all the time, which usually ends up with him punching someone, something he has never done before. When even more catastrophic events happen to his best friends, Sam and Fito, all three of them have to work together to keep grief from drowning them alive. Saenz's lyrically written prose is so poignant that I wanted to hug the novel afterwards. Like Sal treasured and saved the yellow leaves from his favorite memory with his grandmother, you will treasure passages from their journey. I didn't mean to fall in love with this book, but inexplicably, it happened. I couldn't stop myself from loving Sal, his gentle father, his caring grandmother, his loud family, and his scarred friends. If you want a book that will make your heart grow three times bigger, this is the book. Highly recommended!
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