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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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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.
Iâm not usually into YA, and when I started this book, I thought itâd be just okay. Iâd heard so many good things about it that I was sure Iâd be disappointed. And I think the beginning was pretty good, but I was getting used to the characters and the style of writing. By the time I was near the end, however, I was in love with the characters and the way Ari speaks and thinks.
This book is really sweet, but not unrealistically. And it was more unpredictable and complex than I expected it to be. I finished it in two sittings very easily. Iâm not quite sure I was comfortable with the pacing at all times, but it wasnât really a problem. Itâs a quick read, and its characters really leave you wanting more (but I hear thereâs a sequel coming soon, so I suppose thatâs a good thing). I guess what Iâm saying is that Iâll be joining the chorus of people singing Sáenzâs praises.
UPDATE (Oct 2022): After talking about it with my friend, I realized I remembered literally nothing past the first or second chapter of this book. And I mean, huge plot points, and I usually have a pretty good memory. Considering it was so unmemorable, I felt like I had to take a star away.
This book is really sweet, but not unrealistically. And it was more unpredictable and complex than I expected it to be. I finished it in two sittings very easily. Iâm not quite sure I was comfortable with the pacing at all times, but it wasnât really a problem. Itâs a quick read, and its characters really leave you wanting more (but I hear thereâs a sequel coming soon, so I suppose thatâs a good thing). I guess what Iâm saying is that Iâll be joining the chorus of people singing Sáenzâs praises.
UPDATE (Oct 2022): After talking about it with my friend, I realized I remembered literally nothing past the first or second chapter of this book. And I mean, huge plot points, and I usually have a pretty good memory. Considering it was so unmemorable, I felt like I had to take a star away.
Wow. What a book. I've had this book on reserve for forever. I had checked it out way back last December but hadn't gotten to it. It seemed silly to me. The title sounded silly, the back of the cover sounded silly.
I was wrong.
This book was beautiful.
The only reason it's four stars instead of five is because some of Ari's mood swings made me tired. I don't miss being fifteen. It's exhausting and it makes for intermittently laborious reading.
But this book was beautiful. I liked the descriptions of Ari's feelings, even if sometimes they wore me out. I appreciated how all the parents were humans -- good, interesting, caring humans. I appreciated how Ari was the one who was angry all the time. I appreciate that everyone forgave him for his anger. I appreciate that he made mistakes. I appreciate that he didn't really try to figure himself out, but when he did, life got so much sweeter. I loved the last line. I loved the message.
I'm very glad I read this. This is one of those books that is needed. I'm glad it's out there.
I was wrong.
This book was beautiful.
The only reason it's four stars instead of five is because some of Ari's mood swings made me tired. I don't miss being fifteen. It's exhausting and it makes for intermittently laborious reading.
But this book was beautiful. I liked the descriptions of Ari's feelings, even if sometimes they wore me out. I appreciated how all the parents were humans -- good, interesting, caring humans. I appreciated how Ari was the one who was angry all the time. I appreciate that everyone forgave him for his anger. I appreciate that he made mistakes. I appreciate that he didn't really try to figure himself out, but when he did, life got so much sweeter. I loved the last line. I loved the message.
I'm very glad I read this. This is one of those books that is needed. I'm glad it's out there.
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