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

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

3.5

Not a bad book. The writing felt very repetitive, but at some point I got used to it. As for the characters, while I found Aristotle too emo at first, he grew on me and I think the author did a good job with him. I don't have much of an opinion on Dante, but I liked that he was sunshine to Aristotle's grumpy. 

   One thing that I certainly didn't like was the way the author chose to let us know about Bernardo's crime. I won't go into details but it could have been handled with more respect and less jokes before and after the reveal.
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