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A review by emselilly
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
5.0
OH MY GOSH THIS BOOK IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Not gunna lie, it took me about 4 attempts to get into it. It seemed so pretentious at the beginning but like... once I got it I GOT it you know?? And then I ended up reading the book in like 2 sittings omg it's so beautiful.
I love the themes explored in this book and they're explored with such beautiful language. I love the theme of teenage relationships with parents, this book perfectly captures the complexity. For some reason the quote really stood out to me "is it normal for a 15 year old boy to love his mother?". And the themes of class and identity and just ughghgghgh I think it was so well written. The transition from confused 15 year old boy to less confused 16 year old almost-man is so smooth . Like so many books attempt this transition and it's jolty and unnatural but I really grew with Ari in this book!!!!!
Not gunna lie, it took me about 4 attempts to get into it. It seemed so pretentious at the beginning but like... once I got it I GOT it you know?? And then I ended up reading the book in like 2 sittings omg it's so beautiful.
I love the themes explored in this book and they're explored with such beautiful language. I love the theme of teenage relationships with parents, this book perfectly captures the complexity. For some reason the quote really stood out to me "is it normal for a 15 year old boy to love his mother?". And the themes of class and identity and just ughghgghgh I think it was so well written. The transition from confused 15 year old boy to less confused 16 year old almost-man is so smooth . Like so many books attempt this transition and it's jolty and unnatural but I really grew with Ari in this book!!!!!