Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

516 reviews

jupitersuns's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

I watched the movie on my first date with my girlfriend. Then she got me the book for my birthday bc it's one of her favorites. I loved the movie and I love the book! I can see why it is one of her favorites. 

I saw a lot of myself in the Ari and Dante for different parts of them. 

One of the best books to end the year on. 

A must read for anybody who likes any genre! 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Murder, and War

alikazam's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Transphobia

houseofatreides's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

A wonderful coming of age story. Written in prose, it follows Aristotle Mendoza as he comes of age and his budding friendship with Dante Quintana. The novel touches on what it means to grow up in the late ‘80s, the questions of sexuality,  love, ethnicity and what it means to come to terms with oneself, the present, past and future. In a since we all live in a ecotone, of these changing waters of life

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Content Warnings

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

cooperthedog's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

Minor: Murder

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

I’m so happy there is a sequel haha. And I want to see the movie! It was difficult for me to understand Ari in the first half of the book or so, but maybe it’s because I don’t have the experience of being a teenage boy growing up under the constraints of toxic masculinity/machismo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Murder, and Pregnancy

piperrhoads's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident

pata's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

pięknie nastoletnia. nastoletnio piękna. ładnie pogubiona, pytająca o to, co istotne. żywa. odkrywająca sekrety wszechświata, bo w nim zakochana

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Car accident

mayorjesterz's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Car accident

ksmith_23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy