Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

225 reviews

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: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Car accident

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

packedjam's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

ough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Transphobia, and Medical content

Minor: War, Murder, Vomit, Drug use, Outing, and Alcohol

pontyaque's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Car accident

Minor: War, Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Death, Animal cruelty, and Hate crime

e_emmaa's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Alcohol

amariereadsss's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

this was one of the best books i’ve EVER read. i’m depressed knowing that i can never read it for the first time again😔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol

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

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

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

pau_line's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

ein absolutes comfort book.
Die Geschichte mit ihren Charakteren sind einfach unglaubblich wholesome. Ich hab das Buch so gerne gelesen, weil es einfach super süß war.
Die Geschichte aud Atis Perspektive war so gut erzählt, die Gestaltung der Kapitel meiner Meinung nach richtig gut umgesetzt und der Schreibstil hat toll dazu gepasst.

Tatsächlich hat das Buch eher wenig echten Inhalt und lebt nicht von Spannung, sondern eher vob fer einzigartigen Dynamik der Charaktere und den Gedanken der Hauptfigur. Es finden sich ganz unterschiedliche Themen, welche vor allem durch die Freundschaft drr bedein Hauptfiguren durch die Handlung getragen werden. Die beiden Jungen sind noch etwas jünger (15-17) und es ist auch eher als Jugendbuch zu empfehlen, aber ich fands supersüß und bin um ein paar Tränchen nicht drumrumgekommen.

Insgesamt liest es sich außerdem daher super leicht, macht ein positives Gefühl im Bauch, bringt zum Nachdenken und und und.
Ich bin super begeistert von der Umsetzung

Die einzigen beiden Kleinigkeiten, die mich ein wenig gestört haben
- ich hätte gerne auch Dantes Perspektive mitbekommen, verstehe aber auch die Entscheidung, es einperspektivisch zu lassen
- die Beschreibung, dass die beiden, aus dem nichts zu lachen anfangen, kam so oft vor, dass es ein wenig lächerlich wurde und mich prrsönlich dann gestört hat. Kann aber (as always) ab der deutschen Übersetzung gescheitert sein...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Homophobia, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Hate crime

lumari3'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: Car accident and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol

berodatheelf's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

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