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A review by vilms
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
** spoiler alert **
quotes:
- Sometimes when people talk, they don't always tell the truth.
- I was ashamed of myself for being ashamed of myself.
- There was darkness in my father that I didn't understand.
- Someday I'm going to discover allthe secrets of the universe.
- He was slow, methodical, careful. He made me feel as fragile as porcelain.
- She would smile at me and I was falling a little bit in love with her smile. Not that I knew a damn thing about love.
- Love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.
- I hated letting my dad see all that sadness inside of me.
- Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.
- I wondered if I would ever feel like my own body was beautiful.
- There was something swimming around inside of me that always made me feel bad.
- I dont think you know how loved you are.
- I wondered how that felt, to really like yourself.
- I always felt that i didnt belong anywhere. I didn't even belong in my own body.
- Scars. A sign that you had been hurt. A sign that you had healed.
- Pain wasn't so bad.
** spoiler ends **
quotes:
- Sometimes when people talk, they don't always tell the truth.
- I was ashamed of myself for being ashamed of myself.
- There was darkness in my father that I didn't understand.
- Someday I'm going to discover allthe secrets of the universe.
- He was slow, methodical, careful. He made me feel as fragile as porcelain.
- She would smile at me and I was falling a little bit in love with her smile. Not that I knew a damn thing about love.
- Love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.
- I hated letting my dad see all that sadness inside of me.
- Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer morning could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.
- I wondered if I would ever feel like my own body was beautiful.
- There was something swimming around inside of me that always made me feel bad.
- I dont think you know how loved you are.
- I wondered how that felt, to really like yourself.
- I always felt that i didnt belong anywhere. I didn't even belong in my own body.
- Scars. A sign that you had been hurt. A sign that you had healed.
- Pain wasn't so bad.
** spoiler ends **