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A review by miraswan
This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
5.0
Shaking and crying on campus as I read this. It was so good and so sad and so... so many things I can't put into words right now. The way Alex and Charlie captured me in the first few letters was an incredible feat of writing because the two worked so well with each other. I loved seeing the balance between them.
In many ways, Frank and Charlie played similar roles to Alex albeit in different ways. Both were a counterweight to Alex's... almost accepting defeat ways? I don't believe he did accept, and that he tried to fix things / survive things in his own way! His anger and pain was very real, and I fault no one for simply trying to survive through trauma. I only bring this up because Frank was protesting and sharp and adamant and Charlie had a fire in her that led to her defiance in everything. I noticed Alex was content to follow along in their wake -- and his turning point was the lack of Charlie and Frank in his life which we see most notably in part three. It's when he unfolds as a character in some ways - and crumples in others.
I feel as though Alex lost many things in this war. His dreams of the future were one of them -- he let go of his belief in Frank fixing everything, in the US realizing their mistake, in becoming a comic artist, in meeting Charlie. It was... painful to witness the way this happened. The light in Alex most certainly dimmed. And yet the ending was so hopeful. I want him to hold onto that. I'm glad he found the light. I'm glad he found hope again.
Anyway I cried.
In many ways, Frank and Charlie played similar roles to Alex albeit in different ways. Both were a counterweight to Alex's... almost accepting defeat ways? I don't believe he did accept, and that he tried to fix things / survive things in his own way! His anger and pain was very real, and I fault no one for simply trying to survive through trauma. I only bring this up because Frank was protesting and sharp and adamant and Charlie had a fire in her that led to her defiance in everything. I noticed Alex was content to follow along in their wake -- and his turning point was the lack of Charlie and Frank in his life which we see most notably in part three. It's when he unfolds as a character in some ways - and crumples in others.
I feel as though Alex lost many things in this war. His dreams of the future were one of them -- he let go of his belief in Frank fixing everything, in the US realizing their mistake, in becoming a comic artist, in meeting Charlie. It was... painful to witness the way this happened. The light in Alex most certainly dimmed. And yet the ending was so hopeful. I want him to hold onto that. I'm glad he found the light. I'm glad he found hope again.
Anyway I cried.