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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Start date: March 1, 2018

Finish date: March 29, 2018

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Nov 25, 2018 Yna from Books and Boybands rated it really liked it

“Can I tell you a secret, Ari?”

“Can I stop you?”

“You don’t like knowing my secrets.”

“Sometimes your secrets scare me.”

Dante laughed. “I wasn’t really kissing Daniel. In my head, I was kissing you.”

I had originally set 50 books as my reading challenge when I returned to Goodreads last July. This is the 50th read in 5 months so yaaaay~

I had a slow burn relationship with Ari and Dante. I was actually contemplating to DNF this one or get back at this another time. But I gave it a chance.. well ...more

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Aug 22, 2017 Kate rated it it was amazing

A really beautiful book. Another coming of age take about two friends who grapple with deep emotions and navigate this path together

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Apr 07, 2016 Samar rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

qwersgdthfyju,hk.iopinrhbgfvdc.sd,hmnbvcer :'))) <3 ...more

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Sep 21, 2017 Toni FGMAMTC rated it it was amazing

Shelves: coming-of-age, young-adult, friendship, latinx-mc, lgbtqia

I loved this book. I think it's a story that either really connects for you or doesn't at all. I wasn't so sure about it for some, in the beginning, but not too far in I really loved the characters. They're such individuals. They don't really fit into any stereotypes for teens. It made them feel more realistic. I really liked being inside their heads and witnessing them growing up as issues happened. ♥︎

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Jun 18, 2020 Martha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mental-health, fiction, lgbtqia-sexuality, 30at30, read-2020, unreadshelf2020, bipoc-authors-latinx

A coming-of-age story about family and identity. Ari has twin sisters who are much older than him, a brother in prison that no one talks about and no friends - until he meets Dante at the pool one Summer. It took me a little while to connect with the story but by the end I really appreciated its sweetness and warmth, it's a quick, feel-good read. ...more

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May 04, 2017 Tania Reads rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, owned-books, 2019-re-reads

Lin-Manuel Miranda did such a great job narrating this book. Said this on tumblr but my feelings about the audiobook can be summed up like this:

Two things are made 10000% more palpable in the Ari and Dante audiobook:
1) how in love Ari is with Dante
2) how clueless Ari is for not realizing he's in love with Dante

I loved it. This book remains my favorite for a reason. ...more

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Sep 24, 2017 Keri rated it liked it

It was a good coming of age story but I really, really hated the ending part with the parents being really awkward like that... it just felt very disconnected and like a huge plot wrangler. So 3.5 or so.

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