Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

13 reviews

bookish_perseus'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

kitkatkatdog's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

So sweet. I loved the journey of both boys. I would love to read Dante’s POV. It was wonderful. And thought provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

himpersonal'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: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

oweatherwax's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Toxic relationship and Transphobia

juliatsang's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

stormeno's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

erikagibson126's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Honestly, the one reason why this book wasn't five stars is because I've kind of gotten outgrown the whole "ya-coming-of-age" storylines. I've just seen them done many times so I recognize many of the themes the author was trying to portray, however, that doesn't mean the book's message and storyline didn't land. On the contrary, I teared up multiple times, and the last hundred pages completely destroyed me. I was sobbing beyond belief. Like I could feel the pain inside me (it left both a good and bad feeling in me, to be honest).  I really identify with the main character, Ari (Aristotle). His struggles of finding himself, the pain he faces, the questions he has no answers to, the conflicts he faces with loneliness and anger really resonated with me. And I absolutely adored Dante through and through. And I loved their parents and the friendship that sprouted between them too.  I didn't really expect this book to hit as hard as it did, but it definitely delivered on my expectations and I'm so happy to read the second book. However, I wasn't really sold on the romance part of this book. I feel like their friendship reigned true for me more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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

For me, this was one of those books that I procrastinated reading cause I knew I would love it. And I did. I finished the audiobook in one day. I related to both of the protagonists quite a lot, but especially Dante... At times it hurt, cause we are just so similar. At times I found myself pausing to collect my thoughts, after the story clicked a little too perfectly with something that has happened to me, and it always felt profound. It was nice to read about healthy families for once. 

And I was so happy when they ended up together. I was worried that they wouldnt

 
This is a book I will continue to think about, and I will be reading the sequel asap.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

annsfictworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment

Minor: War