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

newobhannah's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mrtvavrana's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

shiradfrankel's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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

anasorn's review

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emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

The start was a bit slow, but once I actually committed to sitting down and reading it I enjoyed it a lot and it hit close to home in a lot of aspects. Definitely had me tearing up in some parts. Almost a perfect 5 except it’s just a personal gripe about the writing style being a bit simplistic (but it is YA after all).

bookish_nick's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

klarasandlin's review

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3.0

3 ⭐️ I’d like to start this review of like this: this book was good. I had pretty much no expectations when I started this book even though I had heard about it for a long time. The characters are likable (some more, some less) and the story is beautiful, however it didn’t make me feel as much as I wanted to feel. I find it difficult to imagine someone NOT liking this book because there isn’t really anything to not enjoy, however there aren’t that many things to enjoy either. I don’t think i’ll remember this book, and I don’t think i’ll return to it for any reason I can today think of. An OK book, worth your time? I don’t know.

yaraz's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

This is the type of book I had to read in one sitting to truly enjoy. Like, I read the first 100 pages on and off for months and really wasn't feeling it, but today i sat down and read it all and WOW, it's beautiful. Writing style and characters and their complexity and growth, amazing.

lagoona's review

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emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

sarachildrey's review

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4.0

my boss’ son read this for school and told me i would like it bc it’s gay :)

jairereads's review against another edition

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4.0

I’m suing for emotional damages – no one told me this wasn’t a cute little gay, fantasy/adventure book. Also, respectfully, I would not call this YA. But I sure as hell wish I had this when I was younger.