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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

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  • Author：Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Summary

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed， multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic， tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H。K。 Choi。

In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe， two boys in a border town fell in love。 Now， they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence。

Ari has spent all of high school burying who he really is， staying silent and invisible。 He expected his senior year to be the same。 But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante， and he can’t go back。 Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends， standing up to bullies of all kinds， and making his voice heard。 And， always， there is Dante， dreamy， witty Dante， who can get on Ari’s nerves and fill him with desire all at once。

The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them。 But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss， he’ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully， joyfully his own。

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Reviews

Amelia ，

putting out my review until tomorrow on release day！

Abbey ，

Oh my。 Where do I even begin。 I was both excited and so terrified to pick up this book。 But I’m so glad I did。 This book is a feeling。 It wanders and meanders， then punches you right in the gut。 But it’s also beauty and poetry and life。 Aristotle and Dante are two of my favorite characters of all time。 They are just figuring things out and loving so hard。 And that all really worked for me。 I love being in Ari and Dante’s world。 That said， I could see this not working for people。 Like I said， the Oh my。 Where do I even begin。 I was both excited and so terrified to pick up this book。 But I’m so glad I did。 This book is a feeling。 It wanders and meanders， then punches you right in the gut。 But it’s also beauty and poetry and life。 Aristotle and Dante are two of my favorite characters of all time。 They are just figuring things out and loving so hard。 And that all really worked for me。 I love being in Ari and Dante’s world。 That said， I could see this not working for people。 Like I said， the plot meanders， and big things happen out of nowhere， but sometimes that’s life。 It’s also hard to picture actual 17 year old boys talking like this， but this book is poetry， so maybe it’s not meant to be realistic。 Everyone says exactly what they’re thinking and feeling， and sometimes it’s quite on the nose， but I like to hope we could all feel and communicate that clearly at some point。 While maybe not an all time favorite like the first one， this one is harder and realer， I’m so glad we got more of Aristotle and Dante。 We as readers are lucky to know them。 。。。more

Sam ，

There are a lot of expectations for a sequel that comes ten years later。 While at first I thought the text to be repetitive， slow， and a touch too literal， we are shown just what it means to grow up when you have no idea who you are or who you are going to be。 A love letter to first loves， friendships， and the people we lose along the way， I'm so happy we were able to see Aristotle and Dante find their ways。 There are a lot of expectations for a sequel that comes ten years later。 While at first I thought the text to be repetitive， slow， and a touch too literal， we are shown just what it means to grow up when you have no idea who you are or who you are going to be。 A love letter to first loves， friendships， and the people we lose along the way， I'm so happy we were able to see Aristotle and Dante find their ways。 。。。more

Ray ✨ ，

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！When I got an email to say that I had been sent this book， excited can't even capture how I felt。 The first book， Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe， was absolutely one of my favourite YA novels when I was the age it was actually marketed at and remains one of my favourites to date。 It perfectly captured the voice of a teenager falling in love for the first time and dealt w Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！When I got an email to say that I had been sent this book， excited can't even capture how I felt。 The first book， Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe， was absolutely one of my favourite YA novels when I was the age it was actually marketed at and remains one of my favourites to date。 It perfectly captured the voice of a teenager falling in love for the first time and dealt with a lot of issues that would come about growing up as a gay teenager in the 80s。 This novel follows on from the first， exploring the beginnings of Ari and Dante's relationship and how they navigate their final year at school。 From the exploration of the feelings of first love the first book offered， we now see Ari and Dante learning how to maintain it and grow as people from it， in anticipation of their departure to college。 We see the world from Ari's point of view and I still think that while at first I was concerned the book was giving off major forced sequel energy， the voice of Ari is one that feels authentic and I'm glad the author was still able to channel that through the writing。 It's the simplicity （while also seeing very eloquent for two 17 year olds） of the dialogue between the characters that captures emotion the best and for readers of the first book， yes， the parents are still the best。 There's also a focus on the characters around Ari and Dante and I loved the way Ari's friendships aside from his romantic relationship with Dante were explored and the book explored how friends can often become family in such a brilliant way。 It took a little while however the book really began to make sense to me again， and I think it took a moment to settle back into the voice of Ari， a teenager who is trying so desperately to discover himself in this book， while the world changes rapidly around him。The attachment I have to the first book can't really be explained however this book felt like a very welcome return home with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia coming over me just from reading the first few pages。 An absolute must read for fans of the original that takes Ari and Dante into the next stage of their live and feels like a worthy sequel to one of my favourite YA novels。 。。。more

mia n ，

YOU GUYSONE （1） DAYI’M NEVER GOING TO BE READY

Hailee Meghan ，

First of all I'd like to say thank you to the Publisher and netgalley for allowing me to have a copy of this book and i wish nothing but the best in life for the author。 That being said I requested this because I was looking forward to reading the first book and was anticipating it so much thinking I would love it and could move on to the second。 But unfortunately I got 100 pages in and it was not my cup of tea and I couldn't go any further。 So I will not be reading this book。 Also netgalley won First of all I'd like to say thank you to the Publisher and netgalley for allowing me to have a copy of this book and i wish nothing but the best in life for the author。 That being said I requested this because I was looking forward to reading the first book and was anticipating it so much thinking I would love it and could move on to the second。 But unfortunately I got 100 pages in and it was not my cup of tea and I couldn't go any further。 So I will not be reading this book。 Also netgalley won't let me post this without a rating so I had to give it 1 * but if I could I wouldn't have rated it anything cuz I didn't read it。 Aside from all that I hope everyone has a great day and again thank you netgalley and the publisher 。。。more

Lilian ，

i just finished it。 i have so many thoughts and feelings， longer review will be coming。 i promise。

Char ，

Dare i say this may be the best book I've ever read？ It was incredible。 Made me appreciate life a little bit more。 Dare i say this may be the best book I've ever read？ It was incredible。 Made me appreciate life a little bit more。 。。。more

Raine ，

I really loved this book。 It was incredibly emotive - more so than the first book which left me weeping - and I highly recommend it。 I give five starts because of how incredible the book was and because I loved the ending。 That being said， I would feel dissatisfied if this is where Aristotle and Dante ends。 Fingers crossed we get a third book that is just as good as the first two。

Jenn ，

SO BEAUTIFUL。 I remember feeling like the emotions were kept remote in the first book—which was maybe part of the point—but this one is ALL emotion and hope and it's just gorgeous。 My heart！ （And LMM does a great job—a completely empathetic connection。） SO BEAUTIFUL。 I remember feeling like the emotions were kept remote in the first book—which was maybe part of the point—but this one is ALL emotion and hope and it's just gorgeous。 My heart！ （And LMM does a great job—a completely empathetic connection。） 。。。more

Alyssa ，

i have waited my whole life for this sequeli can't explain my love for these characters they just wedged themselves into my heart and won't effing leave。 i can't fully identify with them， for we are mostly opposites， yet in them i see a piece of myself that i can't quite put into words。 i guess it makes me feel like i want to be better in some ways， to love a little harder and way more unapologetically。 sequels can be very hit and miss。 but reading this felt very much like a hit: i rejoiced in t i have waited my whole life for this sequeli can't explain my love for these characters they just wedged themselves into my heart and won't effing leave。 i can't fully identify with them， for we are mostly opposites， yet in them i see a piece of myself that i can't quite put into words。 i guess it makes me feel like i want to be better in some ways， to love a little harder and way more unapologetically。 sequels can be very hit and miss。 but reading this felt very much like a hit: i rejoiced in the fact that i could delve into these characters lives again and experience their world。 this book touched on some very important topics， such as the lives lost to the AIDS pandemic， homophobia and the importance of closure。 i loved it wholly。 i love ari and dante， and their individual growths， with all of my heart。benjamin alire sáenz's style of writing is so simple but so poetic and i really really enjoy it。 。。。more

Sarina （livethebooklife） ，

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Lyss Stones ，

4。5 stars I am a sucker for poetic writing and after the first book， I had high hopes that we'd get the same poetic writing in this sequel。 It did NOT disappoint。 I will never get over how beautifully poetic the writing is， how threads of the weather and water are constant throughout both books in the Aristotle and Dante world。 At times， mentions to water were effortless and metaphorical but occasionally， I felt they were forced in this sequel which is one reason I cannot give this book 5 stars， 4。5 stars I am a sucker for poetic writing and after the first book， I had high hopes that we'd get the same poetic writing in this sequel。 It did NOT disappoint。 I will never get over how beautifully poetic the writing is， how threads of the weather and water are constant throughout both books in the Aristotle and Dante world。 At times， mentions to water were effortless and metaphorical but occasionally， I felt they were forced in this sequel which is one reason I cannot give this book 5 stars， as much as I am tempted to。 However， this did not stop the book from being a wonderful， thoughtful take on young love。 As much as this is a love story， I found that it's also about growing up， finding love within yourself for who you are and who you are growing to be。 Aristotle （Ari） finds himself becoming a man and through the book， we see him becoming comfortable with who he is as a man which I love to see as a reader who wants to read about happy endings。 Also， as someone who spent my teenage years in my head and hiding my emotions （much like Ari）， this is the book I needed to have read as a teenager。 This book shows different characters with different personalities coming to terms with adulthood - that the world isn't perfect， that there are things to hate and things to cherish in the world， and that we just have to discover them in our own time as we continue to grow and develop into a very complex world。 It's a book that I think all teenagers should read， especially the ones struggling to see any light， joy or love in the adult world。 This series is quintessentially a discovery of gay love。 Ari was tentative in the first book， hardly realising his sexuality。 However， his development in this book is astonishing in many ways and in regards to his development about his sexuality， this book is a journey that we get to feel with him as he goes from hardly wanting to accept that he's gay to being able to use the word to describe himself freely and lovingly。 Without trying to spoil too much， there is a moment where he looks at himself in the mirror to tell himself that he's gay， a moment that brought tears to my eyes because I have had that exact same moment myself， in the real world。 To see myself represented so well in a book is rare， and I am so thankful。 Overall the book has over 500 pages and I don't usually read long books。 But with short chapters reflective of a very intimate journal， I was still able to forget that I was reading。 Most of the time。 There were a lot of characters in this book， a lot of new ones too and although at first it seemed like they were unnecessary， they all added something and helped Ari to see the universe differently and become the version of himself that I love at the end。 This is a book about friendship， love and growing up。 And everyone who has ever experienced those things， particularly those going through it now， must read this book。 。。。more

:） ，

a beautiful sequel to the book which changed my life。 managed to read this in one day as i was so enticed and invested in the beautiful story-telling。 definitely worth the read。

Emily Feldman ，

Unlike most people， I did not have the pleasure of being introduced to Ari and Dante in 2012 when the first book in this series came out so I did not have to wait almost 10 years to meet these wonderful characters again。 However， in some ways I wish I had。 Ari and Dante are young and so much of their experience is told through young eyes。 Despite the fact that I read many YA novels and find that the best ones tend to transcend the limits of a YA audience， I don't believe that this book managed t Unlike most people， I did not have the pleasure of being introduced to Ari and Dante in 2012 when the first book in this series came out so I did not have to wait almost 10 years to meet these wonderful characters again。 However， in some ways I wish I had。 Ari and Dante are young and so much of their experience is told through young eyes。 Despite the fact that I read many YA novels and find that the best ones tend to transcend the limits of a YA audience， I don't believe that this book managed to do that。 As a woman in her 20's I found that I could not relate to this book or these characters。 With that said， I still believe this was a very well-written book。 The last book introduced us to Ari and Dante。 Ari was a 15 year old boy trying to navigate his way through life and learning how to understand his cultural identity， his sexual orientation and his relationship with his family。 This book picks up where the last one left off and follows Ari as he continues to navigate large and complicated emotion; this time， grief。 I enjoyed this book but I wish I had read it earlier in life so that I might have appreciated it more。 Thank you so much to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for giving me this arc！ 。。。more

lorelai ，

3。5 my feelings are so conflicted if i had read this book a couple years ago i think it would have resonated more i still enjoyed some parts of it but i was bored through most of it and i found myself getting annoyed at the writing style a lot so yeah i wish i had liked it more but i’m glad i read it

Austin Hendrickson ，

wow。 wowowowow。 wowowowowowowowowow。 this truly might be one of the best books I've ever read。 the first one was one of my favorite books of all time as well， so I came into this one with high expectations。 fortunately， they were met。 i intended to sit down and read it all in one night but quickly found out that wasn't realistic。 some stories are fast-paced and full of plot details that create forward momentum。 this is not one of those books （in the best way possible）。 it was immensely character wow。 wowowowow。 wowowowowowowowowow。 this truly might be one of the best books I've ever read。 the first one was one of my favorite books of all time as well， so I came into this one with high expectations。 fortunately， they were met。 i intended to sit down and read it all in one night but quickly found out that wasn't realistic。 some stories are fast-paced and full of plot details that create forward momentum。 this is not one of those books （in the best way possible）。 it was immensely character-driven which lent itself to a much slower， more intentional read: discovering the inner workings of the （wonderful） cast of characters as they were doing the same themselves。 Ari， specifically， was an absolutely stunning main character for this story and one that I feel like I got to see grow up and grow into himself。 And as Ari was learning about himself， I felt myself starting to look inward at my own small manifestation of the universe， seeing aspects of myself in ways I hadn't before。 I will absolutely be returning to this， more than once， I'm sure， and I already can't wait。 。。。more

rebecca ，

OH MY GODDDDDDD。 i think i liked this sequel better than the first book which is so rare。 THIS BOOK IS SO LIFE CHANGING。 it hit me so close to home and made me sob and cry and feel magical and laugh all at the same time。 the beauty of the poetry and how well it’s integrated into the plot- i literally don’t have words。 everything ari said had a lesson attached to it and holy shit it was so beautiful？？？ i need to go back and read it again cause wtf。 here’s a passage that’ll live with me forever: y OH MY GODDDDDDD。 i think i liked this sequel better than the first book which is so rare。 THIS BOOK IS SO LIFE CHANGING。 it hit me so close to home and made me sob and cry and feel magical and laugh all at the same time。 the beauty of the poetry and how well it’s integrated into the plot- i literally don’t have words。 everything ari said had a lesson attached to it and holy shit it was so beautiful？？？ i need to go back and read it again cause wtf。 here’s a passage that’ll live with me forever: yes， we were stronger than the storm。 we wanted so much to live。 we would make it to the shore with it without this ragged， broken raft。 we were in this world， and we were going to fight to stay in it。 because it was ours。 AGHDKSBSKSJ。 i cannot。 i love ari and dante forever。 。。。more

Holly Schwartz ，

I could read this book everyday and it would never be enough。

Sydnie ，

The second Aristotle and Dante book was just as beautiful and lyrical as the first and it filled me to the absolute brim with warmth and happiness while simultaneously breaking my heart into a million little pieces。 I can not explain the magical brilliance this book series has over me but these characters go through so much growth since the first book and the character development is written so beautifully and remarkably well， I kind of feel it’s the main focus to the book—other than Ari’s journ The second Aristotle and Dante book was just as beautiful and lyrical as the first and it filled me to the absolute brim with warmth and happiness while simultaneously breaking my heart into a million little pieces。 I can not explain the magical brilliance this book series has over me but these characters go through so much growth since the first book and the character development is written so beautifully and remarkably well， I kind of feel it’s the main focus to the book—other than Ari’s journey to rediscover the world around him and make connections to people in his life。 It’s about Ari and Dante discovering what it truly means to live。 Benjamin Alire Sáenz is one of my new favorite writers and I am absolutely in awe of this book。 **ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for honest review** 。。。more

kae ，

ONE DAY YOU GUYS

daisy ，

crying and sobbing on my floor dear god （probably more like 4。5？ just because i didnt really like the beginning but the last half's emotional impact AH） crying and sobbing on my floor dear god （probably more like 4。5？ just because i didnt really like the beginning but the last half's emotional impact AH） 。。。more

Eve ，

*PTERODACTYL SCREECH* IT'S THIS MONTHHHHHHH *PTERODACTYL SCREECH* IT'S THIS MONTHHHHHHH 。。。more

alli ，

just like the first one， this book is amazing。 the writing is so beautiful， and this highly anticipated sequel does an incredible job describing the ups and downs of love， and how it is to love and be queer in a world that doesn’t always love you as much as you love it。 additionally， set against the background of the aids crisis， it all is layered so well and is just so beautiful and heartbreaking and perfect。 highly highly recommend！！fav quote （out of many）: “to live and never understand the st just like the first one， this book is amazing。 the writing is so beautiful， and this highly anticipated sequel does an incredible job describing the ups and downs of love， and how it is to love and be queer in a world that doesn’t always love you as much as you love it。 additionally， set against the background of the aids crisis， it all is layered so well and is just so beautiful and heartbreaking and perfect。 highly highly recommend！！fav quote （out of many）: “to live and never understand the strange and beautiful mysteries of the human heart is to make a tragedy of our lives。” 。。。more

Lisa Welch ，

3。5 stars。 I have been super excited for this one since I loved the first book in the series （probably in no small part to the audio narration by Lin Manuel Miranda）。 I enjoyed this sequel， but it in no way compared to the first book in the series。 My favorite part of this book is the relationships that Ari develops throughout the story （Susie， Gina， Cassandra， his mom and dad）， but overall the character development was weaker and I just was not as invested in what was happening to everyone。 The 3。5 stars。 I have been super excited for this one since I loved the first book in the series （probably in no small part to the audio narration by Lin Manuel Miranda）。 I enjoyed this sequel， but it in no way compared to the first book in the series。 My favorite part of this book is the relationships that Ari develops throughout the story （Susie， Gina， Cassandra， his mom and dad）， but overall the character development was weaker and I just was not as invested in what was happening to everyone。 The plot was meh in many places， and places where it could really have taken off （visiting Bernando）， it just fell short （and there were some things that happened that straight up ticked me off）。 In addition， the thing that bothered me the most was the way the teens talked。。。。。it felt too adult and too enlightened to really feel true to the characters and that age group。 If you read the first book， I definitely think you need to read this one， but do not set the bar as high or you will be disappointed。 。。。more

Carlynn ，

I GIVE THIS BOOK 4。5 STARS。 KINDA SPOILERS。 ok so i LOVE ari so much。 i feel like he truly doesn’t know his self worth， but throughout the book we can see him grow into a person that we all love。 dante， not so much。 i feel like his character just gets worse throughout the book。 by the end， i was pulling for them to break up and stay broken up。 i loved dante so much in the first book， but in the second book he just doesn’t compare。 he’s lost all of his wit and charm and just turned into an ass。 a I GIVE THIS BOOK 4。5 STARS。 KINDA SPOILERS。 ok so i LOVE ari so much。 i feel like he truly doesn’t know his self worth， but throughout the book we can see him grow into a person that we all love。 dante， not so much。 i feel like his character just gets worse throughout the book。 by the end， i was pulling for them to break up and stay broken up。 i loved dante so much in the first book， but in the second book he just doesn’t compare。 he’s lost all of his wit and charm and just turned into an ass。 ari’s growth with self love and confidence is astonishing and powerful and i LOVED to see it。 he learns to love himself， his family， and his friends around him。 WE LOVE CASSANDRA IN THIS HOUSE！！ his friends are to die for and i love seeing their development and their support of ari。 overall， this book is good and i enjoyed reading it， but it pissed me off in some sections。 well let me rephrase that， DANTE PISSED ME OFF。 we really see a different side of him， and i didn’t like it。 he’s always been a smart-ass， but i hate how he always views himself as so much smarter than ari。 ari isn’t perfect， but at least he tries to be better and love himself。 TW FOR TRANSPHOBIA， HOMOPHOBIA， HOMOPHOBIC SLURS， AND SLIGHT BIPHOBIA BEFORE READING 。。。more

Llywelyn Seager-Pascoe ，

Beautiful， heartbreaking and moving in all the best possible ways。 Sáenz is a master of soothing something deep inside of you that you didn’t even realize was hurting。 This book is a bit about the secrets of life， about grief and growth， and entirely about love。“Everyone has stories to tell。 My dad had them。 My mom had them。 And I had them。 Stories were living inside us。 I think we were born to tell our stories。 After we died， our stories would survive。 Maybe it was our stories that fed the univ Beautiful， heartbreaking and moving in all the best possible ways。 Sáenz is a master of soothing something deep inside of you that you didn’t even realize was hurting。 This book is a bit about the secrets of life， about grief and growth， and entirely about love。“Everyone has stories to tell。 My dad had them。 My mom had them。 And I had them。 Stories were living inside us。 I think we were born to tell our stories。 After we died， our stories would survive。 Maybe it was our stories that fed the universe the energy it needed to keep on giving life。 Maybe all we were meant to do on this earth was to keep on telling stories。 Our stories—and the stories of people we loved。” 。。。more

Jinke ，

6/5。 Benjamin Alire Sáenz does it again

Josie ，

This book tackled a lot of important topics， especially the Aids pandemic in the 80s。 Watching Aristotle learn about himself， while dealing with the challenges that come with being gay， was equally heartbreaking and heart warming。 Throughout the story， Aristotle and Dante learn to rely on one another and still be individuals。 I love the focus on family in this book， especially when Ari's dad passed away。 Overall， I found this book to be magical and beautiful。 The narration of the audiobook was s This book tackled a lot of important topics， especially the Aids pandemic in the 80s。 Watching Aristotle learn about himself， while dealing with the challenges that come with being gay， was equally heartbreaking and heart warming。 Throughout the story， Aristotle and Dante learn to rely on one another and still be individuals。 I love the focus on family in this book， especially when Ari's dad passed away。 Overall， I found this book to be magical and beautiful。 The narration of the audiobook was spot on and I hope we get more books in this series。 。。。more

Emilie ，

Happy to have a sequel to the amazing first book but I felt quite a few of the metaphors were super belabored which stalked the book a bit for me。

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