Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

283 reviews

sadie_honey's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Moderate: War, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia and Murder

_pauline's review

sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

3.75-4 stars mostly for the parents/adults

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Murder, Transphobia, and Drug use

tbrxinfinity's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

Book was recommended to me by a colleague. I can see the appeal for young people, and I think it’s important for them to have access to books like this one. I might’ve loved the book more if I was the target audience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, War, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and 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

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

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 against another edition

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

elenabluenette's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Transphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Medical content, War, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Grief, Lesbophobia, Blood, Cancer, and Death

streebela's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Homophobia