Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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- Author：Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Summary
Dante can swim。 Ari can't。 Dante is articulate and self-assured。 Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt。 Dante gets lost in poetry and art。 Ari gets lost in thoughts of his older brother who is in prison。 Dante is fair skinned。 Ari's features are much darker。 It seems that a boy like Dante， with his open and unique perspective on life， would be the last person to break down the walls that Ari has built around himself。
But against all odds， when Ari and Dante meet， they develop a special bond that will teach them the most important truths of their lives， and help define the people they want to be。 But there are big hurdles in their way， and only by believing in each other―and the power of their friendship―can Ari and Dante emerge stronger on the other side。
But against all odds， when Ari and Dante meet， they develop a special bond that will teach them the most important truths of their lives， and help define the people they want to be。 But there are big hurdles in their way， and only by believing in each other―and the power of their friendship―can Ari and Dante emerge stronger on the other side。
Reviews
simran
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I honestly can't count the number of times I cried while reading this book。。 so happy to have read it。。 I honestly can't count the number of times I cried while reading this book。。 so happy to have read it。。 。。。more
Blue
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Lleno mi corazón por completo， es precioso😖 lloro brillitos 😭✨
Lisa Chan
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Pure brilliance。 You deserve to join the Novelstar’s writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top; joye@novelstar。top; lena@novelstar。top Pure brilliance。 You deserve to join the Novelstar’s writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top; joye@novelstar。top; lena@novelstar。top 。。。more
India
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heartwarming and beautiful
Aleron
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SPOILER ALERT- do not read this- cause this is more of reaction cause I just finished the book and I want to scream！！Oh my God the frustration and mental agony I went through reading this book！！！！！！ Initially I was like it’s fine。。 It’s still beautiful if it’s about a solid AF friendship between a gay boy and a straight boy。But God， towards the very end I got really frustrated and annoyed with Ari and the writer for putting me through all of that。。。 cause I really wanted it to happen and thought SPOILER ALERT- do not read this- cause this is more of reaction cause I just finished the book and I want to scream！！Oh my God the frustration and mental agony I went through reading this book！！！！！！ Initially I was like it’s fine。。 It’s still beautiful if it’s about a solid AF friendship between a gay boy and a straight boy。But God， towards the very end I got really frustrated and annoyed with Ari and the writer for putting me through all of that。。。 cause I really wanted it to happen and thought it was never going to happen at that point！！ I was so annoyed at Ari for not loving Dante back！ I was like WHY！！！！Then the ENDING HAPPENED！！！ THANK YOU！！ Cause now I can sleep in peace。 I would’ve been so upset and distressed if it didn’t end that way lmaoLove it。 Honestly。 It was perfect。 Except for the Ari’s brothers drama and constant obsession Ari had with him。 It was really annoying。 Everything else was perfect ♥️ I need a tv series！！！ Please！！！！！ Why isn’t this a movie yet！！？？！！ 。。。more
✨Bens✨
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Avevo letto questo libro 5 anni fa， ma l’avevo messo nel dimenticatoio。。。 questo sottolinea l’importanza di leggere i libri al momento giusto。 5 anni fa mi era piaciuto， certo， ma non l’avevo trovato niente di che。 Rileggendolo invece ho capito di essermi sbagliata di grosso。 Questo è un libro importante su vari fronti: è un coming of age dolcissimo e molto introspettivo， è un romanzo che esplora temi lgbt ed è un libro che affronta la questione dei chicanos。 Tre tematiche importanti， tutte affr Avevo letto questo libro 5 anni fa， ma l’avevo messo nel dimenticatoio。。。 questo sottolinea l’importanza di leggere i libri al momento giusto。 5 anni fa mi era piaciuto， certo， ma non l’avevo trovato niente di che。 Rileggendolo invece ho capito di essermi sbagliata di grosso。 Questo è un libro importante su vari fronti: è un coming of age dolcissimo e molto introspettivo， è un romanzo che esplora temi lgbt ed è un libro che affronta la questione dei chicanos。 Tre tematiche importanti， tutte affrontate senza pedanteria e viste attraverso gli occhi di Ari， la voce narrante。 È un libro che vi scalderà il cuore！Unica pecca？ L’edizione italiana。 Loescher ha reso questo romanzo un’edizione scolastica， inserendo note nel testo abbastanza invasive。 Per non parlare della struttura del libro。 Ma se si passa sopra queste cose， il contenuto è veramente di valore。 。。。more
Rubi Garza
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Avanza un poco lento la historia pero como quiera está muy buena
Julia Sanchez
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This author has writing talent。 I did not get bored with the book。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Trish Elizabeth
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It's 1am and I have FEELINGS It's 1am and I have FEELINGS 。。。more
Ashton Singleton
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--------------THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS-------------------This book was so good。If you have read any of my other reviews， you will be able to see that I don't often give low ratings， but I also cannot often bring myself to finish books that I think are awful， therefore most of the books I finish I rate fairly high。This book was no exception。Though I knew going into this book that it was in the LGBTQ+ category， I was still surprised by how this story played out。These characters are amazing。 T --------------THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS-------------------This book was so good。If you have read any of my other reviews， you will be able to see that I don't often give low ratings， but I also cannot often bring myself to finish books that I think are awful， therefore most of the books I finish I rate fairly high。This book was no exception。Though I knew going into this book that it was in the LGBTQ+ category， I was still surprised by how this story played out。These characters are amazing。 They are PEOPLE more than they are just a sexuality， as I have seen portrayed in other novels。 The feelings they have for each other build naturally and gradually the way we come to love people in real life， whether in a romantic or platonic way。I have read books （especially love stories） that focus more on attraction and sexuality in the writing more than they do the actual characterization and personality of the characters， and this was so refreshing。This was so cute， so real， and is absolutely worth the time to read。 。。。more
Mckenna Kesler
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I sobbed that's all。 I sobbed that's all。 。。。more
Noel
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This book tore my heart out and then put it back inside。 If I were asked to prove that love is real， I'd offer this book as solid evidence。 This book tore my heart out and then put it back inside。 If I were asked to prove that love is real， I'd offer this book as solid evidence。 。。。more
kaylie
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4。5 Stars
Yuvashri Karan
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Such a cozy read after a long time！
Harmony
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My new favorite book！
Tejaswi
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why was this so short？？ well it wasn’t really short， but i read it too fast and now i want more :（ this was really good， such a beautiful story。 the writing isn’t anything special， but i think it’s more the story that matters than anything。 some of the things it said， and the way ari felt about life and the universe in general is something that i think everyone can relate to。 or maybe it’s just me。such a beautiful story， i loved aristole and dante’s friendship， as well as how they felt about eac why was this so short？？ well it wasn’t really short， but i read it too fast and now i want more :（ this was really good， such a beautiful story。 the writing isn’t anything special， but i think it’s more the story that matters than anything。 some of the things it said， and the way ari felt about life and the universe in general is something that i think everyone can relate to。 or maybe it’s just me。such a beautiful story， i loved aristole and dante’s friendship， as well as how they felt about each other。 i’m going to miss this， it’s a easy read， no big words， simple to read and simply written。 but the story behind it and the plot was everything。 a beautiful coming of age story， probably my favorite coming of age story。:） loved it！ and it totally deserves the amount of awards it has。 。。。more
Annie
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4。5 stars ！！i liked it so so much it broke my heart but it also warmed it up dante and ari are so cute i can’t wait to read even more about them ！ dante is literally the cutest i loved him so much
Jul
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Must read。 A book that makes new perspectives feel comfortable to live in 。
Kiley
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book。 But， I don’t mind slowburn， but this can’t even be considered slow burn。 Nothing happened till the last page 🥲
Austin Andruski
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"Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe，" by Benjamin Alire Saenz， follows the story of two boys， Ari and Dante， as they progressively discover their sexuality。 Ari is confused and frustrated about who he is and his family and is trying to make sense of the world。 His father is silent and hides his past of the Vietnam War， and his brother， Bernardo， has been in prison since he was a little boy， and his parents are unwilling to discuss it。 He meets Dante at the pool， and they im "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe，" by Benjamin Alire Saenz， follows the story of two boys， Ari and Dante， as they progressively discover their sexuality。 Ari is confused and frustrated about who he is and his family and is trying to make sense of the world。 His father is silent and hides his past of the Vietnam War， and his brother， Bernardo， has been in prison since he was a little boy， and his parents are unwilling to discuss it。 He meets Dante at the pool， and they immediately become friends。 Dante immediate seems surer of himself。 He is an artist， loves poetry， animals （especially birds）， and all around is an intellectual。 Dante reveals to Ari that he likes kissing boys more than he likes kissing girls， but he is afraid to tell his parents。 Later， Ari makes Dante promise not to kiss him and he promises not to leave him when he is made fun of for being friends with a gay guy。 Ari spends the entirety of the novel fighting against his feelings for Dante and refusing to acknowledge his sexuality。 On two separate occasions， each of them ends up in the hospital for different reasons。 The first time creating a small rift between Dante and Ari， while the second time bringing them even more close together。 I imagine that this story is an accurate representation of high school kids who come out as gay。 Even in today's world， where the LGBTQ+ community is more widely accepted， it's still hard to go against familial， personal， and societal expectations of what a man/ boy is supposed to be。 The fear of disappointment can often cloud rational judgement。 Dante shares this fear with Ari， saying， "The thing is I love my dad。 My mom too。 And I keep wondering what they’re going to say when I tell them that someday I want to marry a boy。 I wonder how that’s going to go over？ I’m the only son。 What’s going to happen with the grandchildren thing？ I hate that I’m going to disappoint them， Ari。 I know I’ve disappointed you too" （Saenz 227）。 This book is relatable， and not only for LGBTQ+ youth， for everyone。 Fear of disappointment is universal， but the pain from not loving and being oneself is worse。 Great read！ 。。。more
Reena
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4。5⭐
Oliver Pospíšil
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Wonderful
Amanda Sousa
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4。5
Chelsea Coca
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3。5 stars。
Amanda
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DNF - I wanted to love this so much。 I listened to it and read。 I made it to 37% - It felt like I had been listening and reading forever and I was only 1/3 of the way through。。。 WHAT？ I wanted to know why everyone loved it so much and it won all of these awards， but I just could not tell where the story was going。 I gave up。 sorry！
Theresa Wurzer
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4 1/2 stars。
Nicole Jain
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Amazing。 One of the best books I have read。 I still think about the characters and this book many months later。
Deepthijayaraj
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A coming of age book with a sensitive portrayal of parent-child relationship。 Also exploring what home means。 Definitely worth a read
Marsha Dommel
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5 stars is an understatement for such a phenomenal book。 This is worth listening to as an audiobook as Lin Manuel Miranda narrates。 There were such complex life lessons presented in a way that made me fall in love with every single character。 I feel confident that Ari， in particular， will stay with me my entire life。
Lou Fitz
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