Reviews tagging 'War'

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

203 reviews

jayden_chancery's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Transphobia, Outing, and Murder

delisouseyelids's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, Hate crime, Pregnancy, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Racism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Car accident, and Homophobia

melli29_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

just beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

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

rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

My heart feels so full. This book will stick with me forever, and I wish I had read it sooner. I fell completely in love with these boys and their parents. Everything about this book was just so wonderful. Reading books like this makes me feel so grateful to be alive.

It's only January, but I already know this will be one of my favorite books of 2024. I'll be reading the sequel immediately!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

mikeymara's review

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, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

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

Minor: Animal death and Bullying

wiktoria_bojda's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Murder, Transphobia, and War

mjadeh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Moderate: War, Car accident, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Alcohol, Animal death, and Cursing

Minor: Murder and Transphobia

erikagibson126's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug abuse, Outing, Alcohol, Death, Confinement, Sexual content, Classism, Drug use, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

anansi_tales's review

challenging emotional funny 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

I read this book for the first time in secondary school, and still as a university student I reach for it to reread. Not only do the characters grow before us but for me they are deeply relatable and yet the time period makes me realise how much and yet how little has changed in the west over the last few decades. One of my favourite books I've read and will continue to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: War

thereistime's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Outing, Car accident, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Cursing

Minor: Death, War, and Cancer