Reviews for In Perfect Light

The average rating for In Perfect Light based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-23 00:00:00 Martee Duda When I read this book, I had already read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and Last Night I Sang to the Monster, so I knew how he could play with emotions, but I was not prepared for the pain this caused. Now here there are three things this book did right: 1-Mister, his character was adorable, so nice, kind, forgivable, and I just want to cuddle him, and so will you. 2-The representation of transgender characters was brilliant, as well as the underlying theme of the U.S.-Mexico border. I did not know that things were that way, the prostitution, rape, poverty, murders. 3- The lyrical way he writes, so beautiful that you dream of a happy ending. So read this whether or not you are a fan of Benjamin Alire Sáenz, because the message here is beautifully clear.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-29 00:00:00 Brian Webb Unputdownable, the structure of this novel makes it somehow easier to digest. The theme: Nowhere Man is the product of an insensitive atmosphere. Yeah, sometimes a tad "Lifetime"y, this novel tells about two souls living in the borderland I call home: each one is full-fleshed and fully-realised. It is clear that the author invested an infintesimal amount of time figuring out who they are and what they want. The depictions of violence, not altogether something fictional in El Paso/Juarez, and the realism that this place actually exists dammit...just the mere fact that places like Ascarate and Mesa St. and Dolce Vita Coffeehouse (even, I guess, fucking Chico's Takz) are given swift but realistic visits...well, that makes it particularly relevant to me, to anyone who knows Saenz, to any El Pasoan.