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Arystoteles i Dante przepadają w toni życia by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

85 reviews

lunep's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Outing, and War

victoriak1197's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Violence

techigeekchic's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Suicide, and Transphobia

ceedy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Oh I loved this book. I think it might have been even better than the first one--it certainly made me more emotional, and touched me in deeper places. I looked at the content warnings partway through the book because I wanted to be prepared for if a certain thing would happen, and those made me realize a different thing would happen. Even knowing that, it really got me and I was so wrecked by it. Overall though this book is beautiful and hopeful and real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Slavery, Murder, and War

bennispizza's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, and War

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

tatianars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Transphobia, and War

lexarobinson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

Although this book begins pretty much immediately after Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ends, the ten-year gap in their publication has allowed even more maturity to seep into Sáenz's writing, and subsequently the characters themselves (particularly Ari). Its predecessor is excellent, but this sequel blows it right out of the water in my opinion: Sáenz builds a beautiful connection of characters, discusses the AIDS pandemic in such a respectful and considerate tone without sugarcoating it in any manner, and the relationship between Ari and Dante simply flourishes. Lilly and Jaime Mendoza and Sam and Soledad Quintana, however, still steal the show: they are maybe my favourite two sets of fictional parents ever. These two books are a simple delight.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Violence