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Aristotle and Dante (NO SPOILERS)
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last updated Oct 25, 2015 06:34AM
Aristotle and Dante (SPOILERS)
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last updated Oct 13, 2015 02:07AM
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While I loved Aristotle and Dante, I recently discovered that Benjamin Alire Saenz is heavily Transphobic and that hurts my heart. Continuously misgendering another book blogger and also accusing them of not reading his book correctly.
You can read the full situation here: https://twitter.com/bookdeviant/statu... ...more
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An amazing and witty coming of age story, I just love how it deals with the most important aspects of our lives and how Ari and Dante come to terms with what they discover.
It's been such a long time since i've read this book, but whenever i see it there on my shelf i get hit with a feeling of nostalgia. This book - to me - personifies the feeling of summer. The warmth, and the feeling of freedom that only months of sun and bees can give you.
The writing style is one of those rare types that just stun you. All the way through i was writing down sentences that would change the way i thought about people and the rain. Benjamin has this writing style that somehow stic ...more
The writing style is one of those rare types that just stun you. All the way through i was writing down sentences that would change the way i thought about people and the rain. Benjamin has this writing style that somehow stic ...more
The ending wasn't as good as great as I initially hoped, but the dialogue and banter between all the characters were so cheesy/romantic/funny/thought-provoking that I actually felt something/so good reading this even though I'm in a reading slump as of this time. Usually I won't like any books, regardless of the author, when I'm in a slump, so this book hit the mark quite well.
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Aristotle is quiet and pretty broody when he meets Dante who is inquisitive and confident. They awkwardly build a friendship through Dante teaching Ari to swim at the local poo over the summer and their discussions on the meaning of life and discovering who they are.
A representation of teenagers navigation their lives and discovering themselves in their way to adulthood, this book is an example showing that life isn't a straight road - it's full of all sorts of twists and turns along the way th ...more
A representation of teenagers navigation their lives and discovering themselves in their way to adulthood, this book is an example showing that life isn't a straight road - it's full of all sorts of twists and turns along the way th ...more
Wow. This was absolutely beautiful. I wasn't entirely sure where it was going but I was more than happy to be along for the ride.
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What a book! What a story! I'm in love with that one.
Probably the best read I had so far this year. ...more
Probably the best read I had so far this year. ...more
BEAUTIFUL! Such a beautiful book <3
5/5 stars! This was amazing. I can't even begin to describe how great this was. I'm so glad that this mainly focused on their friendship instead of a love interest. The audiobook was narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda and he was phenomenal. Also, there's a couple of lines that say something along the lines of 'I don't want to waste my time reading about Alexander Hamilton' and I had just had to laugh at the irony.
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