Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
This Printz Honor Book is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
This Printz Honor Book is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) that distills lyrical truths about family and friendship.
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
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Readers say *Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe* is a heartfelt coming-of-age story praised for its touching portrayal of friend...
This book definitely made me swoon. Definitely one of my top 5 picks. I look at the cover and swoon and ache to read it again because it made me feel good and warm and cute and lovely. But that’s the thing I don’t think it’s worth a second read. The back and forth between the main characters and the relationships they build with not only them but their family as well. It was a very good read but it didn’t leave me with a “book hangover” like I so often feel when a book is something worth hanging on to. I finished the book and I felt satisfied with the story and the ending. I hate finishing a book ad feeling like that!!! I mean, it’s very worth the read, but it did not strike me as something otherworldly.
3.5 stars. This is a coming of age book about the confusing lines between friendship and love, family and the secrets they hold, and the hard choices life can throw at us. The writing style is simple, but in a refreshing way. And while I enjoyed the characters in this book, some of the events seemed too contrived and not organic to the story.
rly slow at first, but it picked up halfway. Sometimes, their conversations seemed a bit robotic to me/ fake, but near the middle to end, it got better. I could see the magic in this book. I really liked the ending as well because it left off on a wholesome hopeful note.
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.
Ari and Dante is a coming-of-age, young adult, LGBTQ+ novel, telling the story of two boys who form an unlikely friendship. It deals with themes of race and ethnicity, sexuality, and general teenage problems of understanding oneself. And it's also a good story:)
Ari and Dante is a coming-of-age, young adult, LGBTQ+ novel, telling the story of two boys who form an unlikely friendship. It deals with themes of race and ethnicity, sexuality, and general teenage problems of understanding oneself. And it's also a good story:)
Beautiful, insightful and nostalgic. This book made me laugh out loud, cry and think really in depth about the topics it covers. Sometimes all at the same time.
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