Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

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

835 reviews

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I feel like the 2020’s decade will the one where I discover and find myself myself reading books I should have read in high school and college but never did lol. Aristotle & Dante was one where I saw a multitude of times but didn’t bother picking up. Now that I finally did… I will say that the setting and the full cast wasn’t what lead me to three stars. It was more so the style of writing that made me question - where was the compelling, pull that makes me feel something for these two teens bonding together? It just doesn’t feel authentic. The constant action of laughing, the dialogue that repeats and sounds so unnatural.  I also was born in a Latin American family & even though I’m happy that the parents

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are progressive, I can never see a parent telling their child “Hey you’re gay and you just aren’t aware so be gay with Dante (he’s been in love with you for over a year,)it’s ok.” Aren’t we supposed to let Aristotle figure that out for himself? Or maybe he’s bi or ace or doesn’t want a label / want to figure out his sexuality right now ? The odd brush of a murder of a trans person done by Bernardo also threw me off. I understand this is the late 80’s but … are we not going to acknowledge that’s wrong? Bernardo’s angry but his anger is no excuse to kill / hurt anyone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and War

mayorjesterz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident

voidstar's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A really emotional story of a couple of mexican-american queer teens in the 80s. It's got culture, it's got heart, it's got so much love and intimacy and pain. 

If you want a book that has some strong, beautiful moments of deep, non-sexual intimacy, this is a good choice.

I loved the cultural and family aspects, too, and the ways their parents were already coming together for the two of them. The tussling with their identities as mexican enough (relatable). I recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

ksmith_23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Hate crime, War, Cancer, and Homophobia

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, and Drug use

booknerd_life's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Transphobia, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, and Cursing

lindsykay12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Physical abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Bullying, and Homophobia

stayontrackbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

jadencove'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder

the_addictt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Homophobia

livia_jewel's review

emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Mental illness