Reviews

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

sarahp85's review against another edition

4.0

I so loved this!
Mind you, I "read" this as an audiobook, read by Lin Manuel Miranda who I'm kind of obsessed with and whose voice I love to listen to so maybe I'm not 100% objective here.
But what a lovely story this is!

reader4evr's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this story. I thought the boys were total opposites and I liked that because they ended up becoming friends in the end.

This book covered so many different topics which I think gives this story such a rounded book that I think both girls and boys need to read.

Truthfully I'm a little worried about the one letter that Dante sends to Aristotle about if he does something (you know what I mean if you have read the book).

Just overall a beautiful story.

sarajdid's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

astornant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

lemonmeringuedie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

samisexton's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

Maybe it's because I'm not a teenager and not a boy, but I found this book quite boring. It was thankfully a quick read, but I didn't like the characters, and it didn't feel like anything actually *happened* for most of the book. There were a few big events that everything else centers around, but otherwise it's just the narrator thinking about his feelings. Which can sometimes work, but this book didn't do it for me. 

sarahern29's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

MY HEART 

divsies's review against another edition

5.0

How was this book even better than I remembered?

moonychu's review against another edition

4.0

One of the few romance books I actually enjoyed. This whole book felt like a coming of age, indie type story and some of the lines and arcs were surprisingly heartbreaking.

suzanneruth's review against another edition

emotional 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