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

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: October 31, 2014

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the stand alone book
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* Stand Alone- Maybe Meant to Be
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Jun 21, 2020 Debbie Hazeleger rated it really liked it

A coming of age novel that evokes Hemingway in it's dialogue. It contains a wonderful exploration of what it means to be a teenager and to be stuck in your own emotions and head, desperately wanting to not talk about your emotions, or show any vulnerability, whilst wanting nothing more for somebody to hold you so you can fall apart in their arms. ...more

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Apr 21, 2017 Naomi rated it liked it

I've seen this book around so often and I'm glad I finally picked it up. It seems like everyone has been recommending it for years. I really liked it, but I don't think I loved it at much as everyone else seems to. It was sweet and nice and I liked the characters. I felt like it was trying very hard to be serious and deep and maybe if I read it a few years ago when I was younger it would have gotten to me more, but it didn't now. I felt like the pacing was weird, and a lot of things happened tha ...more

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Feb 23, 2016 Sarah rated it it was amazing

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This is a beautiful coming-of-age story that is too often marginalized. Figuring out who we are as people can be be very painful. Saenz tells a story of anger and fear and pain and finally understanding and self-acceptance. I was moved to tears multiple times while reading this. Both tears of joy and sorrow. My dogs were very worried about me.

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Jun 06, 2017 Rachel rated it liked it

It was good. At times it was slow and I wasn't sure where the story was going, but the ending was great. Overall nice story about figuring out who you are. ...more

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