Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

119 reviews

bronsonmh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 
I thought this was such an AMAZING book. Once I got started it was hard to put down. I loved Ari and Dante as main characters. I think their friendship was so pure and true in the beginning. Granted they were two opposite kind of people. Ari is quite, keeps to himself, and has a little bit anger inside him. Where Dante is so open and carefree. As the story continues they start to find themselves and try to figure out going from boyhood to manhood. I think I made the right decision to listen to the audiobook because Lin-Manuel Miranda narrates the book and did such an amazing job doing it. Can not wait to read the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

mackennary1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

erissa_lestrange's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Homophobia, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and War

mermay's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Outing, and War

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

More details about the hate crime and outing:

Dante is seen kissing another boy in an alley. The other boy runs, but Dante stays and is beaten to the point of cracked ribs and hospitalization. Due to the circumstances, Dante is outed to both his parents and Ari's parents before he made that choice for himself.

grayisasleep's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, and Murder

anyname's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Transphobia, Murder, and War

lara_bk's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Car accident, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pregnancy

alexsprettyvenom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bluebari's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ayejaysbadatreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is like the best book ever. oh my god. wow. gay people <3. THEYRE HISPANIC TOO. making my love expections too high. and probably a little too relatable. UGH its so good. im gonna really have to think for a while. wow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol