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

18 reviews

buwubie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emdcairou'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Transphobia

driedoutglue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

ts_anne13's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, and Murder

anyname's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Transphobia, Murder, and War

anxiouspurpleelephant's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

irina_02's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, and Transphobia

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

drp_moonlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

Never before has a book made me cry so much. A modern Holden Caulfield, Aristotle Mendoza, is depressed. And then he meets Dante. Together, they explore what it means to be a gay Mexican teenage boy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death