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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

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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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emily_jjjjjj's review against another edition

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4.0

Ok this book is wild it’s so book. It’s small but it’s massive and so so beautiful. I was going to give it 3.5, but the ending, omg the ending gives it 4 stars 
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madatmyshelf'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? Yes

4.0

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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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emryses's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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gremlin24's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

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airheadextrmes's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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crgbadamosi's review against another edition

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

4.0

Because this book won four awards, I assumed that I was going to thoroughly enjoy it. The storyline was easy to follow & I enjoyed the character development. However, I was able to figure out the plot of the story early on, which led to the book becoming one that I just wanted to hurry up and finish. This book would be perfect for any parent who has a teenage son that is trying to discover himself and who he really is. 
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fil_harmonica's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.5

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