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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

i never got to review this and now that the sequel is coming out i thought id finally do it...
at first i thought it was kinda cringe idk aristotles whole depression thing was so eye roll but it got better after a couple chapters.. loved dante so much i thought he was so sweet idk his entire personality made up for when aristotle was being annoying
buttttt i seriously hated the entire brother plotline i know thats like a majority of the book but godddd i do not give a single fuck about aristotles shitty transphobic brother and i hate that he is humanized so much throughout the book like it pissed me off so bad. it sucks cause i actually really liked dante and i liked aridantes entire relationship but now i dunno i cant think about this book without feeling a little gross.. and i think what bothered me even more was that no one fucking talks about the transphobia?? i don't see it mentioned anywhere like in any reviews or anywhere on social media like why does no one care omg am i missing something here

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