#benjamin alire sáenz
We tend to think of grief and mourning as maladies of the mind, but the loss can grow and expand until it feels like more like a presence than an absence. In the poem “Death Barged In,” Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno describes her pain as a mysterious figure in a Russian greatcoat who barges in, slams the door, and now makes all her decisions for her:
Even as I sit here,
he stands behind me
clamping two
colossal hands on my shoulders
and bends down
and whispers to my neck,
From now on,
you write about me.
I read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Last Night I Sang To The Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz back to back on a whim, only to find out that they have much more in common than just the word ‘monster’ in the title. Both are by incredibly talented young adult authors, both are about troubled families, and in both books, the loss these protagonists so desperately refuse to acknowledge takes on the physical form of a monster, looming over them.
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Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del universo, Benjamín Alire Sáenz
1st book ari: *tearing up* i only have like 2 friends and one of them is my mom
sequel ari, sorrounded by supporting parents and parents in law, amazing girl friends and a lovely boyfriend: *slightly trembling* i can’t believe that i’m actually loved
“Na świecie są gorsze rzeczy niż chłopiec lubiący całować innych chłopców”.
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz, “Inne zasady lata”
8 Bücher
- „Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (illustriert)“ J.K Rowling (Kurz Review)
- „Mein Herz und andere schwarze Löcher“ Jasmine Warga (Rezension)
- „Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the univers“ Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Rezension)
- „Ein ganzes halbes Jahr“ Jojo Moyes (Rezension)
- „Bob, der Streuner - Die Katze, die mein Leben veränderte“ James Bowen (Rezension)
- „Heute bin ich blond - Das Mädchen mit den neun Perrücken“ Sophie van der Stap (Rezension)
- „Lovestory“Erich Segal
- „Hundekuchen zum Frühstück“ Elsa Watson
2591 Seiten im Monat
ca. 84 Seiten am Tag
AAUW Book Haul: Part 3
I visited the local AAUW Used Book Sale where I bought 21 books! I divided my haul into 3 parts, so here are the last 7 books!
Pictured from top to bottom: Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige, My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, The Inexplicable Logic of my Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.
some aridante ‘something’, because I’m not sure if it can be call a sketch, but also I’m pretty sure it can’t be called finished work
this book has stolen my heart omg
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a dream of letters and sparrows
I adored Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I read it in about 3 hours at my desk at work and cried. The ending was one of the BEST I’ve read in a while!
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y'all I am just about to lose my MIND over this screencap from the ari and dante film director’s instagram…it’s really happening
I’ll always remember that look on your face. You saw me. You’ve always seen me. I think that’s all what anyone wants.
Benjamin Alire Sáenz,The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Oct. 2021!!!!!
