A review by shanban0303
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

I loved the first Ari and Dante book. This one was amazing, as well, but the first narrowly wins for me. It was great reading about Ari's growing up, in a mirage of ways. I almost cried at some parts, which is saying something, coming from someone who rarely cries when it comes to books. The story and the mix of depth and lightheartedness is one of the strengths of this author that was present in both this book and the first. I'll definitely come back to this one a number of times, as I did with AADDTSOTU. 
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