Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1398505242
ISBN 13
9781398505247
Category
Novel
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Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, United States
Pages
359
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Description
A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
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.
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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Rui Yu
“The problem with my life was that it was someone else’s idea.” As a teenager who needs and desires to meet other people's expectations, this is my favorite angsty yet relatable quote from this book.
Perhaps it is due to the book being told in the 1st person, reading it made me feel very connected to Aristotle, our protagonist and narrator. I constantly related to his experiences and thoughts, perhaps also because of how the narrator is a strong, sarcastic, stubborn introverted fellow teen LGBT member. The story is the most lighthearted book I have read in a long time. The plot itself isn't very exciting per se, but it was still very captivating. Each chapter was very short and the overall book was quite simple. It deals with issues of loneliness, struggles of growing up, homophobia, war trauma, and PTSD to some extent. The reason why I didn't give it a 5/5 is that I felt like the above topics could have been explored deeper but there is a sequel to this book so maybe after I read the sequel I will change the rating :D
Anyway, give this book a try if you want to have a light reading about a sarcastic yet funny narrator exploring who he is and ultimately, ✨"the secrets of the universe"✨.
Perhaps it is due to the book being told in the 1st person, reading it made me feel very connected to Aristotle, our protagonist and narrator. I constantly related to his experiences and thoughts, perhaps also because of how the narrator is a strong, sarcastic, stubborn introverted fellow teen LGBT member. The story is the most lighthearted book I have read in a long time. The plot itself isn't very exciting per se, but it was still very captivating. Each chapter was very short and the overall book was quite simple. It deals with issues of loneliness, struggles of growing up, homophobia, war trauma, and PTSD to some extent. The reason why I didn't give it a 5/5 is that I felt like the above topics could have been explored deeper but there is a sequel to this book so maybe after I read the sequel I will change the rating :D
Anyway, give this book a try if you want to have a light reading about a sarcastic yet funny narrator exploring who he is and ultimately, ✨"the secrets of the universe"✨.
2 years ago