But perhaps the book’s greatest strength is its lack of didactics. The plot is motivated by our desire to figure out how Zach landed in his situation (which isn’t revealed until the very end and is more heart-wrenching than we’ve even predicted). However, this effort goes along with my belief that this is a book best read in small bursts itself, with time for discussion and reflection. It must be said that the short sentence burst might be off-putting to some. I’m guessing he’s studied and written some poetry.
Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz has a beautiful style. Last Night I Sang to the Monster's writing is hypnotic, filled with emotional depth and intensity. From them he finds beauty and strength in order to move forward and begin his adult life. The characters that wander through Zach’s recovery are as captivating as Zach. At first he shut them out with alcohol, now he’s agonizingly being forced to face his past. Zach has real problems, ones he has chosen to forget. He’s not worried about the football team, or the hot girl or how nerdy he is. Zach is a wonderful addition to YA male protagonists. Though Zach is reluctant to examine the facts that left him broken, ultimately, the story is one of healing and love. Alcohol and trauma have left him there and we heal along with him as he comes to realize the monsters in his path. Last Night I Sang to the Monster opens with eighteen-year-old Zach Gonzalez in a mental health facility uncertain as to how he landed there.
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