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Aristóteles e Dante Descobrem os Segredos do Universo by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
518 reviews
amanda884's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia and Car accident
Minor: War
sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition
- 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
PROS:
👟The fact that the story was less concerned with forcing a defined sexuality and more concerned with giving the characters space to find themselves.
🐕Both families are top tier
👟Ari’s slow acceptance of his feelings even when they were glaringly obvious to everyone around him
🐕Dante just being himself, including the hatred of shoes
CONS:
👟By the time we learn what happened to Ari’s brother, I was as frustrated as him by the secrecy.
🐕I wanted to scream about the homophobia, but the book is set in the 80’s. It is frustrating but accurate for that moment in time.
👟👟👟👟👟 out of five sneakers tossed down the road
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Graphic: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
bookishperseus's review against another edition
- 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
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
deestreet's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Car accident
kat_in_a_tree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
chloemakesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Medical content, and Car accident
Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Alcohol
celestial_bookdragon's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Car accident
perfectcupoftea's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol
felishacb's review against another edition
- 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
This YA story is a Latine mix of Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy, and Call Me By Your Name (without the age/power dynamics). The author weaves a seemingly typical tale of two Mexican-American teen boys, lonely in their own ways, and their unlikely friendship into a masterful story about love and growing.
There is a throughline of family secrets. At the same time, these two families support their children and show up in the hard moments. Many of us have to figure ourselves out without parents who care enough to see us, know us, and ask about our hearts. To be told that you are perfectly loved and that there is a place for the unique parts of you is a world I want for all young people.
There are so many kinds of love, and this book truly shows that well.
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Toxic relationship
suzyvee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail