Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Aristóteles e Dante Descobrem os Segredos do Universo by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

119 reviews

bookishperseus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

lalluvia's review against another edition

emotional 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

I love this so much. It made me cry. There are some weird parts that I didn’t really enjoy but they were short and kinda necessary for the main character. It reminds me of the perks of being a wallflower. Both have similar vibes (like that numb sort of feeling) but are different. Ari is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he doesn’t really know how to talk, not even to himself until later. Dante is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he does know how to talk, and he talks a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Lesbophobia

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

suzyvee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

frqnc22's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Violence, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Homophobia, and Transphobia

garrettcz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

I like the story a lot, and a lot of it really resonated with me. I think it could have been tightened up quite a bit, though. Especially the dialogue. The characters speak oddly a lot of the time, which took me out of the story over and over. One thing that really bugged me was they constantly say each others’ names to a wild degree. Not sure how that made it through editing. 

The story itself was beautiful and emotional and powerful. I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kitkatkatdog's review against another edition

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

4.5

So sweet. I loved the journey of both boys. I would love to read Dante’s POV. It was wonderful. And thought provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

lonelylooper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

jooniethemoonie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

the tale of boy discovering himself in a world where nothing makes sense and he's lagging behind. an inspiring journey!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oweatherwax's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Toxic relationship and Transphobia