Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

464 reviews

sweetrosegirl76's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this! It was sweet, easy read. Lin Manual was a good audio book narrator. I like the characters, they are both really sweet. Idk what the story graph question means if the cast of characters is diverse, do they mean many characters? Then no. If they mean are there racially diverse characters, yes bc it's about 2 Mexican boys and their Mexican families.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Transphobia

henry10's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Violence

lonelylooper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

coldsoup13's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Racial slurs

books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

It was finally time I got around to reading this book. It did not disappoint. The characters are incredibly well written. It's funny, I feel like every gay person would relate to either Ari or to Dante. Maybe sometimes a mix of both. I definitely related to Dante. Maybe some of Ari too, not gonna lie. I loved how it pictured love (both romantic and familial) as that deep caring feeling. It showed that the world can be hard and complicated, but that with people who love you and stand by you, maybe you can make sense of things a little, and you can bare things you couldn't bare on your own. The importance of letting people in. The importance of kindness.
I was on the verge of tears so many times through that book. Good tears, but damn.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Murder

jooniethemoonie's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

the tale of boy discovering himself in a world where nothing makes sense and he's lagging behind. an inspiring journey!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Violence

oweatherwax's review

challenging emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, War, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia and Toxic relationship

juliatsang's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.0

I would have loved this book as an emo teenager on tumblr. As an adult, I still enjoy some of the twee writing and feel emotional at *the* moments, but alas, I can tell I have grown. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Car accident, Bullying, Abandonment, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Dysphoria, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Classism, Pregnancy, Addiction, Transphobia, and Racism

bry_on_rye's review

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Car accident, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma