Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

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

10 reviews

anndreya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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, and Car accident

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, and War

bookishperseus's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

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

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

d00rframe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

I love this book, currently reading the second one :3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Dysphoria

Minor: Self harm

gabriella_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

4.5

Benjamin Alire Sáenz put so much heart into this book. I wish I read this when I was a kid - I think I would’ve enjoyed it more when I was younger. The way he writes dialogue is fun. The way he writes emotional availability (and unavailability) feels so textured you can almost touch it. The character dynamics - especially Aristotle’s and Dante’s - have a whimsy that makes you feel young while you’re reading. 

This is a quick read if you’re in the mood for a pick-me-up coming-of-age with substance! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and War

cglharmony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror and Mental illness

anxieteaandbiscuits12's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

I did enjoy the book overall but I did find it a little difficult to get into for the first 100 pages, but that could be because this had been sitting on my shelf for about a year before I made myself read it, I felt that the beginning was quite slow and a little repetitive as we were introduced to Dante and Ari’s friendship, thought the characters were established quite well. I did struggle with the time transition between sections and sometimes having to double check who was speaking during long periods of dialog. However, after a ‘incident in the rain’ I found that both grew a little more and matured and I found it easier to invest myself in the book and by the end I was wishing I had brought the sequel so I could read more about Ari and Dante’s new relationship as it was such a beautifully written transition and I loved how the change between relationships was written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Animal death and Bullying

matheo's review

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

nicnevin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A painfully honest book about two teenagers unsure if they are in love, about the secrets we hold tight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

buwubie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail