Reviews with content warning for Cancer - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle Mendoza is 15 and has no idea who he is.

This book feels so intimate. You're in Ari's head. He's complicated and sensitive.

I love the adult cast in this too.

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sorcha's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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abcangelcake's review

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hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

A really cute story about a boy falling in love with another boy, what more could you want???

For some reason I absolutely LOVE the parents in this story, they’re amazing. I may even love them more than Dante and Ari themselves.

The start was a little slow, but I swear this book just got better and better the further in I got.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“Dante. I really liked him. I really, really liked him.”

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aus10england's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-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

Well, this was sweet! This was for sure on my “I probably need to read this” list. A little slower than I expected, but that was fine for the most part. A little overhyped? probably! But still sweet nonetheless.

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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lauraslittlebooknook's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring 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

It took me a few chapters to get into the writing style, which I found rather abrupt and blunt, of this one.

However once I got into it I found it to be a really easy read and really quick, thanks to the short chapters.

This was a sweet and endearing journey of self discovery, and a lovely coming of age story full of love and friendship.

There were quite a few trigger warnings, so you may want to check those out before picking this one up.

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ellasara's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

5.0

ITKETTÄÄ!!!!!!! parempi nyt kun luin tän toisen kerran. en tiennyt että se on mahdollista. mitä mä nyt teen…

kolmas kerta
joka kerta tää kirja tuntuu suuremmalta kuin mikään
ja huomaan aina jotain uutta

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the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

The book was absolutely amazing until the last ~50 pages. The transphobia ruined it for me. Also the ending felt a bit rushed compared to how things happened before. But all in all the book is great and I would definitely recommend it. Although the author is not a good person.

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