Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

127 reviews

_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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Murder and Pregnancy

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.0

I can see why so many people love this but for me, it was just okay. Loved the character development and the families' dynamics. Loved the coming of age storyline and discovering/acknowledging/accepting of one's self but it didn't totally grab me or wow me or leave a big impact on me like it has for others. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Violence and War

lonelylooper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Classism

elenabluenette's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Blood, Grief, and Lesbophobia

streebela's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cecilie26's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I really loved this book. I haven’t read anything in this kind of genre before, but that was definitely a mistake. 
Loved that it was kind of simple but said so much still. 
The feeling it gave me was really something I haven’t felt before while reading a book, and it was fantastic. It’s me feel so many things, young and confused and a kind of calm that you can’t describe other than comfortable. Like nice comfortable between close friends.
I have read that some find it kind of lacking and is not it when they have read into this kind of genre, but I think this book is a fantastic “starter” book to come into the genre. Even though I find this book phenomenal in its own way. Loved the writing even though it was at a slow pace. Even when it was slow it gave you something at every page. 
If you want a vibe then it think the song “people watching” by Conan gray, is hitting it pretty good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

stormeno's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

itsjustcereal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Violence and Murder

mikeymara's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. If you are looking for a bl, boyxboy, gayest book, then this isn’t exactly it. It is more the life of a boy, about his sadness, happiness and his loves. It is an extreme slow burn, but in it is cute moments that you will love. I am buying the second one now, this has become one of my favorite books.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal death and Bullying