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 moving coming-of-age love story praised for its emotional depth, explorati...
A moving love story and exploration of the emotions in motion in the heart and head of young boys. They were both lucky to have amazingly patient, loving and understanding parents, and I can't help thinking the author is really targeting parents with this book...
(4.25) I really enjoyed the writing format. It felt like the embodiment of a stream of consciousness. Like Aristotle (Ari) was figuring himself out with every line. Every sentence worked towards constructing an idea, even if it was a vague or confused idea, but an idea nonetheless, of who Ari is. My small criticism is that some of the dialogue felt slightly disengenuous at times. When Ari says something, the person he says it to tends to repeat the words Ari says. Multiple characters did this. Maybe they were also trying to figure out Ari by considering his words and did so by repetition, but I wasn't the biggest fan of this approach across multiple characters since it blurred them together a bit.
One of my favorite books I have ever read! Brought me back to my own younger years and tore at my heart strings. Amazing read.
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.
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