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

emotional funny inspiring 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

You know how sometimes you just cry silently as you stare off into the middle distance while your soul gets completely wrecked? That is the experience of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by @benjamin.alire.saenz 

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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