Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

252 reviews

hazardpossum's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

This book fucking ruined me. What an ABSOLUTE callout. But my god was it beautiful. Absolutely wonderful. So sweet and made me think a lot, which i really enjoyed. Beautiful work, kinda felt like torture but in the best way possible. I have never felt Such things over a book before. God damn.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kaygee_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia and Pregnancy

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

moony_277's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

The book is easy to read and has very short chapters, which makes it feel more fast paced. 
The charcters are cuties.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Murder and Alcohol

twingscb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Violence, and War

kat_in_a_tree's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chloemakesbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

Very immersive, cinematic. A little dreamlike, and very sad. Not a strong plot, but loveable characters and engaging style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Alcohol

lalluvia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this so much. It made me cry. There are some weird parts that I didn’t really enjoy but they were short and kinda necessary for the main character. It reminds me of the perks of being a wallflower. Both have similar vibes (like that numb sort of feeling) but are different. Ari is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he doesn’t really know how to talk, not even to himself until later. Dante is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he does know how to talk, and he talks a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Lesbophobia

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

suzyvee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail