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ARISTOTELES Y DANTE DESCUBREN LOS SECRETOS DEL UNIVERSO by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
431 reviews
lizakg'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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Homophobia, and Hate crime
Minor: Car accident, Murder, and Transphobia
sadie_g'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
4.25
This was such a beautiful and emotional book. I loved reading it and learning more about the characters and their relationship.
When I was reading this, I completely got into the book and just read.
When I was reading this, I completely got into the book and just read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Death, Murder, and Transphobia
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Hate crime, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Minor: Pregnancy and Murder
thesvnthsense'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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Death, Transphobia, and War
saumyagupta's review against another edition
dark
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
3.75
Did I enjoyed reading this book? Yes
Did I think that this was the best book ever? Well, no!
The characters are amazing but at some point, it seems that there is no plot whatsoever. Its a good book and I understand that some people are very close to the book and its characters. But, personally, I'd say it's not for me.
Did I think that this was the best book ever? Well, no!
The characters are amazing but at some point, it seems that there is no plot whatsoever. Its a good book and I understand that some people are very close to the book and its characters. But, personally, I'd say it's not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Transphobia and Murder
rayreyes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual content
sadie_honey's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Moderate: War, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia and Murder
_pauline's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
3.75-4 stars mostly for the parents/adults
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Murder, Transphobia, and Drug use
samstopher's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-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
3.5
The ending was beautiful and made me cry. I think this is a good book objectively, but subjectively it wasn't my taste exactly. Will be reading the sequel tho!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, and Car accident
Minor: Transphobia
venusdapoopiehead's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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
4.75
i loved the way this book covered teenage angst, the teenage hormones and emotions and just the experience of being a flawed teenage mexican boy trying to figure himself out and navigate the world around him. it felt real and in many ways i could see myself in ari and i deeply resonated with the way he felt about certain things. a beautiful book about boyhood and sexuality and the how being a teenager is so strange, confusing, scary, but wonderful nonetheless. however, i will say that if you’re not the type of person that likes characters that are annoying (mainly due to them being a teenager) and characters that constantly complain and basically just…….act like a hormonal teenager, this is definitely not the book for you, because there’s a LOT of teenage angst in this if that wasn’t already obvious. this may ALSO not be the book for you if you’re not a fan of simplistic language, as there’s lots of that in the book too. example:
“today i was sad. i don’t like being sad. this was a very sad day, how sad is that? so sad :(“
it almost gets annoying at times but of course this book is written in the perspective of a teen from the 80’s, i do NOT expect aristotle to start talking like shakespeare lmao, but if you’re not a huge fan of that kind of language then this book just might not be for you, and that’s ok.
side note: there is a small moment that i wanna lightly touch on that i think is definitely important. in one moment in this book there is some slight transphobia. small spoiler >>>>>there was a scene where ari and dante are talking about ari’s brother and ari says that his brother basically committed a hate crime about a trans sex worker. aristotle also uses an outdated and triggering term to describe said trans person. i know this book is set in the 80’s, and i know the whole point is that the characters aren’t perfect because they’re teenagers, but this was a scene that was kind of unexpected so it did slightly trigger me. just wanted to mention that for anyone planning on reading this so they know what to expect and not get triggered by it. and no, i’m not trying to “cancel” the book or the author, but this stuff IS important to mention cause some people do get triggered by that, so just a slight warning for anyone interested in reading this. but besides that, i loved this book, would def recommend (with content warnings).
“today i was sad. i don’t like being sad. this was a very sad day, how sad is that? so sad :(“
it almost gets annoying at times but of course this book is written in the perspective of a teen from the 80’s, i do NOT expect aristotle to start talking like shakespeare lmao, but if you’re not a huge fan of that kind of language then this book just might not be for you, and that’s ok.
side note: there is a small moment that i wanna lightly touch on that i think is definitely important. in one moment in this book there is some slight transphobia. small spoiler >>>>>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: War and Homophobia
Minor: Transphobia