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Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del universo by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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kdailyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

3.75 - the book was slow paced for most of it, then sped up at the end. The last 30% of the book was intense but more like 4, 4.5 stars. The first part being slower brought the overall rating down for me.

The audiobook narration was a 4.5, maybe higher for me. Very well done!

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wei_lan's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize every chapter was always from Ari’s point of view. There were a couple times I thought it had switched to Dante, only to realize the entire book is from Ari’s POV.

This book made me feel so many things. I relate strongly to the detachment Ari feels for relationships and life, and it was really comforting to read about a character like that and not magically change their outlook and everything gets better.

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emilyatoz's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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texas118_mbs's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cats33's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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bookish_perseus's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lalluvia's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love this so much. It made me cry. There are some weird parts that I didn’t really enjoy but they were short and kinda necessary for the main character. It reminds me of the perks of being a wallflower. Both have similar vibes (like that numb sort of feeling) but are different. Ari is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he doesn’t really know how to talk, not even to himself until later. Dante is just a boy trying to figure out his life but he does know how to talk, and he talks a lot.

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