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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
44 reviews
luananki'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
3.75
all in all, i enjoyed their story and how ari felt in their relationship. i’m still glad i picked up the sequel even though it could’ve been kept shorter.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Cursing, and Racism
Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Hate crime, Murder, and War
lunep'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Pregnancy
Minor: Outing, Domestic abuse, Murder, War, Sexual content, and Death
ginadapooh'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
4.75
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
skudiklier'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: Transphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Grief, and Outing
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Biphobia, Cursing, Bullying, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Deadnaming, and Child death
Minor: War, Animal death, Slavery, Murder, and Infidelity
moonchildshine'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? N/A
3.5
It was more than a week ago. And sadly, this sequel isn't like the first book of this series--which I pretty much devoured in two sitting.
I read this slowly, because there were times when I felt it dragged too much.
Ari and Dante are still two precious boys who deal with things and try to learn about life together. The writing is still as beautiful as the first book. But there's just something lack? (Besides the lack of description, of course). It's just... It's not as magical as the first one, that's all.
However, I still enjoyed this read and I still find myself loving the characters. The friendship Ari and Dante's found, the love they discovered in each other's family, the grief they had to bear and the way they handle it... It's all important and just as heartwarming as the first book.
It's just my expectations, I guess. I expect too much and I didn't quite find my expectations were met after reading this.
3.5 stars, for me.
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, and Transphobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Deadnaming
Minor: Racism and War
bennispizza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, Hate crime, War, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia
lucy_shanners'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Sexual content
tj_thekind'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
5.0
Yeah, it is sad. Hell, I struggled to get through the first half because it kept making me too emotional. And the second half made me ache inside. This book is an emotional rollercoaster. But I wouldn't have it any other way.
Thank you Ari and Dante. For teaching me something about desire and love and friendship and how to exist.
I am forever glad for one of the kindest people I know, how wouldn't stop talking about his favourite book and leant it to me. And for him buying this one for me for candlenights.
He introduced me to characters that have changed how I view my world. And I will never be able to repay him for that.
Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Hate crime, and Transphobia
Moderate: Alcohol and Pregnancy
Minor: Deadnaming
This one hit me hard for good reasons too. Accepting parents and friends in this book made me cry for hours about my family and their lack of acceptance.grboph'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Outing, Pregnancy, and Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming, Sexual content, and Violence
The father of one of the main characters passes away, which the main character is present for and grapples with emotionally for a while afterward. The main characters of this book are two gay teenagers, and the book occasionally describes some of the homophobia they face in the world. Additionally, a major plot point is that the brother of the main character is in prison for murdering a transgender woman, and this is talked about at certain points of the book as well.lisa_m'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
4.5
This book was a long one I'm not gonna lie. 516 pages of slow paced writing are probably not for everyone but I loved it. I love the characters and the families and the friendships and relationships. It's truly beautiful.
I also cried my eyes out while reading this book. I have to say though that I'm very emotional and I had a strong connection to the characters which made it even more painful for me.
My only critic about the book was the ending. It felt very rushed in the end. The last 70 pages just felt weird and like they didn't fit in. The usually so well thought out dialogue felt like a 5 year old wrote it and the whole ending was kind of frustrating. Still I loved this book with all my heart and if 70 out if 500 pages are bad I guess that is still a good quota.
I don't know who I would recommend this book to but I think everybody has to make that decision for themselves. It fit perfectly into my life and helped me because I could connect with it and think about it. If you are just expecting a cute gay romance you will for sure be disappointed by this book though. I would describe it more as philosophy and poetry than a love story. The relationship is in my opinion not even the main focus if the story. Just the two people in the relationship and their lifes, worries, fears etc.
And when that boy from school comes out to Ari he just says he should tell his friends and not him. The boy tells him he's scared (which makes 100% sense since we know people have been beat up for that) and Ari basically pressures him into coming out by telling him he needs to be brave and then bringing his friends to him so he has to say something. Like I said earlier that whole scene just felt weird and unreal but yeah shitty behaviour still.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Transphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Murder, War, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse and Misogyny