Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

103 reviews

pata's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, War, Transphobia, Car accident, Drug use, and Alcohol

insidious_toxins's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

It was a super cute book & I’m so glad I got to experience it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Bullying, Car accident, and Homophobia

tearoyale's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, War, Violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

gabriella_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

Benjamin Alire Sáenz put so much heart into this book. I wish I read this when I was a kid - I think I would’ve enjoyed it more when I was younger. The way he writes dialogue is fun. The way he writes emotional availability (and unavailability) feels so textured you can almost touch it. The character dynamics - especially Aristotle’s and Dante’s - have a whimsy that makes you feel young while you’re reading. 

This is a quick read if you’re in the mood for a pick-me-up coming-of-age with substance! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Homophobia, Drug use, Violence, War, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

natkbailey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

shirarweiss's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

This was beautiful and heartbreaking. I found myself in Ari and his experiences of emotion. 

Spoiler

While I loved the way it wrapped up with Ari accepting his love for Dante, it felt very sudden. I understand that Ari was confused but it didn’t seem like that’s how he was feeling? It felt a bit forced by his parents?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, War, Death, Hate crime, and Murder