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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
2 reviews
a_sleepy_berry's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
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
The plot was nice but the pacing was too slow and the writing style was confusing at times.
Content Warnings
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
ava's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I've been hearing about this book since I was 13, which gave me a lot of time to build up expectations and worry that I wouldn't like this book that is so well-loved by everyone else. Luckily for me, it was easy to like ended up being a rather down to earth story that is as much about friendship as love, which is exactly what I needed. (probably what everyone needs)
I was worried that I had waited too long and I should have read this at 15, when all the all the characters' poetic ideas about high school and parenting would mean more to me. But I let this speak to my inner angsty teen and eventually it grew on the outer, current me. The characters' growth is very clear over the course of the 1.5 years of the story. The tone changes, their ideas change, but still the lightness and openness of the early chapters sticks as they mature.
The dialogue with all the adults in this book felt strange to me, but the feeling in the relationships between parent and child was realistic enough. To be fair, the dialogue between teens was also not very organic but I'll give that one a pass. I would have ate it up when I was 15.
For me, the goal of reading teen/YA books is to soothe, and this one did that very well!
I was worried that I had waited too long and I should have read this at 15, when all the all the characters' poetic ideas about high school and parenting would mean more to me. But I let this speak to my inner angsty teen and eventually it grew on the outer, current me. The characters' growth is very clear over the course of the 1.5 years of the story. The tone changes, their ideas change, but still the lightness and openness of the early chapters sticks as they mature.
The dialogue with all the adults in this book felt strange to me, but the feeling in the relationships between parent and child was realistic enough. To be fair, the dialogue between teens was also not very organic but I'll give that one a pass. I would have ate it up when I was 15.
For me, the goal of reading teen/YA books is to soothe, and this one did that very well!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Drug use and Infidelity
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