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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
237 reviews
arshiya_amreen90786's review
- 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: Transphobia, Murder, and Hate crime
Minor: Drug use and Racism
hello_lovely13'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
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Car accident
Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Murder, War, Alcohol, and Drug use
jlohnes's review
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Car accident, and Drug use
Minor: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
nenya's review
- 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
3.25
I also liked reading about the Mexican-American experiences of the two (however, I as a non-Mexican am not qualified to judge about how well this was done. Since the author himself is Latino, I imagine it to be quite authentic and hopefully relatable to a certain audience), because this once again seems generally under-represented in YA fiction. I also have to admit, despite the (for me) unappealing writing and narration style, the characters - and I mean each of them, even the dog (who has my whole heart btw) most definitely have a lot depth, authenticity, show flaws as well as growth and courage. The ending (which I won’t spoil here) also seemed very fitting and I actually liked it a lot more than the rest of the book. Once again, this isn’t a bad or superficial book but it just didn’t really catch me - I think I‘d recommend this to people between the age of 14 and 16/17 (and I mean, everyone is different, so I wouldn’t exclude people older than that, but as someone who is older, it didn’t seem like quite the right book)
Graphic: Homophobia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: War, Murder, Medical content, Death, and Cursing
jasmineslibraryy'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
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Car accident
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Violence, and War
Minor: Outing and Deportation
emabelle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Car accident, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Pregnancy and Murder
barbarella85's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
Minor: Drug use, War, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime
a_sleepy_berry's review
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Outing, Sexual content, Drug use, Medical trauma, Violence, and Transphobia
Moderate: Death and Adult/minor relationship
corvoid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Murder, War, and Drug use
akadie's review
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
Moderate: War, Car accident, and Transphobia
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Outing, and Murder