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Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
59 reviews
jasmineslibraryy's review
- 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
this sequel was kinda unnecessary in my opinion but it was beautiful. ari has one of the most beautiful character arcs i've ever read. the first one is still miles better but i still thoroughly enjoyed this!
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Death, Deadnaming, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Bullying, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Child abuse, War, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia and Cancer
ashley_mrose530's review against another edition
- 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
I loved going through this journey with Ari. He's so smart and has such a big heart that he had to learn how to let people into throughout this book. And then the grief was so poignant and beautiful. It was handled so well throughout the second half of the novel. I felt myself tearing up after almost every scene as Ari weathered his grief with his happiness.
I also loved the addition of the aids epidemic and how big of a part of queer history that is. I think the author did well in showing the solidarity of the queer community during the epidemic and balancing how it was starting to affect Ari's life or the life of those around him.
The writing style of the author, though lyrical and beautiful, does take a big to get used to. It's kind of a stream of consciousness style that you don't see very often in contemporary novels. But once I did get used to it, I loved it and how it fit Ari's character with how he's always in his head, silently watching and listening.
Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Bullying
marinasjd's review
- 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
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Pregnancy, Hate crime, and Homophobia
blackberryjambaby's review
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Transphobia, Hate crime, Violence, Homophobia, Bullying, and Racism
bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia
Minor: Racism, Alcohol, Cursing, Murder, Car accident, Child death, Sexual content, and Violence
navayiota's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Transphobia, Alcohol, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Child death, Bullying, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy
pulcotinette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
However uneven in style, I loved the fact that we get to know about Ari and Dante's everyday life in school. It brings some new characters (or brings them to the front: Gina, Susie) and a touch of fresh air.
I was THOROUGHLY not prepared for this book to be this sad.
Terrible name-picking from the Quintana as always, but we kind of love them for it. I feel like the ending was pointless, but I am often disappointed by endings these days, so don't mind me. It's just unnecessary drama, really.
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Hate crime
Minor: Sexual content
mororke's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Bullying, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, and Pregnancy
journey2's review
- 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? No
5.0
These books are beautiful, the characters are intellectual, the relationships with parents and family are based on love and honesty and seeing each other as people and they are honestly so refreshing.
The questions they ask, the things they struggle wih are real and tangible. Falling in love with another boy at the height of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and having to hide yourself for fear of persecution, I thought about these things a lot as I read them. (Arguably I read the first book in one sitting cover to cover!)
These are gorgeous books and if you haven't read them yet I suggest you do!
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, and Transphobia
Tw: homophobia, transphobia (use of an out dated t word that would have still been in use in the 80s, although this does seem to be rectified by the second book and handled with more care), violence, car accident, death, incarceration, AIDS.xlaurareads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Racism