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ARISTOTELES Y DANTE DESCUBREN LOS SECRETOS DEL UNIVERSO by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
499 reviews
deremie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
lizakg's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: War, Homophobia, and Hate crime
Minor: Car accident, Murder, and Transphobia
sadie_g's review against another edition
- 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
When I was reading this, I completely got into the book and just read.
Graphic: Homophobia, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Death, Murder, and Transphobia
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Death, Transphobia, and War
saumyagupta's review against another edition
- 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 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.
Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Transphobia and Murder
ihuynhyoulose's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Car accident
samstopher's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, and Car accident
Minor: Transphobia
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Hate crime, Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Violence and War
secre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I think my biggest issue throughout the novel was that it wasn't interesting, wasn't engaging and felt flat. The dialogue felt stilted, the characters didn't feel fully dimensional and there was almost no plot for the vast majority of the novel. You might get away with one of those flaws, but all three is a triple whammy without hope of reprieve. I was bored and that is one of the most fatal criticisms of a novel. It's better to make me angry than apathetic as at least I felt something.
It's a pity, because there's a solid kernel of excellence in here and the author can write, as demonstrated by the final ten per cent of the novel. It's just the bulk of this said very little in a whole lot of words whilst failing to build dynamic characters. There are some gems here, but they are floating in the dross.
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia
Moderate: Hate crime and Car accident