Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

49 reviews

sam_rami's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

4.75
THIS BOOK!!! I loved it, it was def a coming of age novel and was totally an amazing read. I cannot wait to buy the sequel and read it immediately!! The characters were likeable and you feel empathy for what they're dealing with. Ari definitely sorta had a personality similar to Holden from CITR. It was just amazing!! (I'm reading it for school so it kinda has to be on my mind) I just liked them together and I wished that there was a dual pov so we can see what Dante thought as well. But it was amazing nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

falseglue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably my favourite book I’ve read this year. I loved reading about these characters and watching them grow and figure things out. Surprisingly, I actually loved the way the book was written and find it really shows how Ari thinks about things. 5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Drug use, Addiction, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Animal death, and Medical content

nicnevin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A painfully honest book about two teenagers unsure if they are in love, about the secrets we hold tight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Murder

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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, Homophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Sexual content, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

littlemelly's review against another edition

emotional 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

Loved every second of reading this book. A thought-provoking tale of two boys coming to know each other, the world, and themselves. Even though I devoured it in a few days, captivated by the writing style, it lingered in my mind for many days, and I still sometimes wander back to this story.
I think it healed something in me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Car accident, and Animal cruelty

driedoutglue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, War, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Drug abuse

radhikag's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I don’t even know what to say except that I love this book and I am a mess right now. Crying happy, beautiful, hopeful tears. What a treat to read this book and get to know and love Ari & Dante. Will absolutely be reading the sequel 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, War, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, and Sexual violence

spoookycat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, War, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Mental illness and Alcohol

spoookycat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, War, Pregnancy, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol and Mental illness

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

Moderate: Outing, Transphobia, Violence, and War

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

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.