Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!
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 ha...show more

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Anonymous

Apr 20, 2024

6/10 stars

Как в случае, наверное, со всеми книгами на ЛГБТ-тематику, у «Аристотеля и Данте» есть два уровня, на котором воспринимаешь историю – уровень личный читательский и уровень общественный. И впечатления на этих уровнях не всегда одинаковы.

С общественной точки зрения нам всем нужно как можно больше «Аристотелей и Данте». Расказанных от первого лица и от третьего, драматичных, мелодраматичных и романтичных, прозаичных и поэтичных, и вообще хороших и р...read more

Anonymous

Jan 27, 2024

10/10 stars

One of the absolute best/cutest books I've ever read. I flew through this book in about four hours because I was hooked right from the first page. It was SO beautiful and I feel like I didn't get the full experience because I read it so fast. Looking forward to re-reading it when the sequel comes out!

The characters are so dynamic- Ari is especially turbulent to read about because sometimes you want to yell at him, but other times you just want t...read more

LMahoney

Jan 26, 2024

10/10 stars

2nd time reading this and it is just as beautiful! Love the audiobook version of this. Great book!

margardenlady

Dec 27, 2023

8/10 stars

Delightful, current coming of age story, even though it’s set in 1985. Ari and Dante become friends and help one another understand themselves.

nickimonkey

Nov 17, 2023

10/10 stars

It’s a beautiful coming of age love story told over many years