Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

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

3 reviews

tezariah's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal death, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and War

matheo's review

emotional reflective

• 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

Graphic: Car accident, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, War, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

idajoh's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

At the beginning of the book I felt like I wasn't the intended audience. And then I really loved the second half of the book.

But the author is a transphobe so please do not support him<33 (I purchased my copy before I was aware of that)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Transphobia, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Homophobia, and Alcohol