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Aristoteles a Dante odhalují záhady vesmíru

Benjamin Alire Sáenz,

Světlana Ondroušková (Translator)

Start date: February 21, 2017

Finish date: February 23, 2017

Discussion: 2017 Read Harder Challenge

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Oct 14, 2015 Sophie Brookover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, ya, 2015

I carefully rationed this audiobook out because I knew it'd make me feel many feelings & that I'd be sorry when it was over. For its beauty, heart, warmth, romance & overall deep humanity, this might be my favorite read of 2015. Extra stars unavailable under GR's five-star system for Lin-Manuel Miranda's perfect narration. ...more

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Mar 03, 2017 Shannon rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-harder-2017

Read Harder 2017: LGBTQ Author

What a delightful book this was. Ari and Dante meet at the pool one summer in high school. Dante teaches Ari how to swim and, much more slowly, how to open up and take himself a little less seriously. When tragedy strikes, we see a portrait of a friendship that can survive a storm.

I loved Ari as a character. I've never met a high schooler who talks as little as he does and it was fascinating to watch the way he talked to himself in his head.

I also loved the parent ...more

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Jan 15, 2014 Emily rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-lit, read-in-2014, hfu-2014

I loved this book. I loved the characters, the depiction of friendship and family and growing up. I loved the examination of how things unsaid can hurt as much or more as things that are said. I thought it was beautifully written and I just want to know everyone in this book. Really excellent.

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Jan 12, 2019 Christina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: character-development, excellent-ya, ya, tbr-for-2019, audiobook

This definitely lived up to the hype. And an excellent audiobook narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda. What an amazing collection of wonderful characters. Great protagonists, great parents, great supporting friends, great dog (seriously every comment Aristotle makes about dogs is wonderful). Well-written, authentic, coming-of-age story. This is a story of love, romantic love, yes, but also friendship, and wonderful familial bonds. It pulls you in and doesn't let go, until you get to the perfectly pace ...more

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May 15, 2017 Sarah left GR rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, audiobooks, read-harder-2017

For #15 of the Book Riot 2017 Read Harder Challenge: Read a YA or middle grade novelby an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.

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Aug 11, 2016 s_evan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: queer, fiction

A really great capture of male adolescence (for a YA audience, I think) and friendship in a not commonly depicted way. I was more impressed with the second half than the first, which I think had to do with a (overly?) long development of the characters, but it paid off!

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