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ARISTOTELES Y DANTE DESCUBREN LOS SECRETOS DEL UNIVERSO by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

55 reviews

bugzandthingz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ginadapooh's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

chantellimus's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, and Murder

fern_gulley's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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: Homophobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Racism

kaylee1957's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

I haven't read a ya book in such a long time. This book was a heartwarming, accurate coming of age book. Filled with incredible friendship. The themes in this book are life lessons for all ages. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and War

merah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

Short chapters. We're talking 2-5 pages. I personally love that! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Car accident, Outing, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Heavy mention of trauma and managing / living with trauma

mrdeadman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Blood, and Alcohol

alyssadavis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

“When do we start feeling like the world belongs to us?”

I wanted to tell him that the world would never belong to us. “I don't know," I said. "Tomorrow."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

afnaan's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Car accident and Murder

Minor: Cancer and Death

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, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Minor: Mental illness and Alcohol