Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

8 reviews

trking's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I know this book is set in the 80s, but the transphobia in it is still gross to me.

The fact that Bernardo's murder was literally a trans panic hate crime is never addressed despite Dante being the victim of a super similar crime.

Ultimately, this book is a fine queer read for late middle or early high school, but it's not radical or terribly interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Alcoholism

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

Minor: Blood, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Outing, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

tezariah's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal death, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and War

matheo's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, War, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

aaround132's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

ninaaaaa's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, War, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

racheljones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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, Hate crime, Violence, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Transphobia

drp_moonlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

Never before has a book made me cry so much. A modern Holden Caulfield, Aristotle Mendoza, is depressed. And then he meets Dante. Together, they explore what it means to be a gay Mexican teenage boy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death