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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Apr 17, 2017 Maja rated it it was amazing

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5000000 STARS!!!

How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?

This book, guys. THIS BOOK. I can't express how much I loved it, I'm pretty sure no mundane language has the words to describe something this beautiful. I've been crying happy tears and grinning like an idiot ever since I finished this book and my family's been looking at me like I am a weirdo (which, to be fair, I am). I've also already read like, all the fanfiction available on AO3 for this. I CAN'T GET ...more

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Jan 24, 2022 acciomanorian rated it it was amazing

"How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?" Well Ari, I think we are all asking ourselves that same question... The love and connection between these two boys, from a platonic and romantic standpoint is absolutely beautiful. The themes and issues are so well taken care of, so intrinsic to the novel. Definitely a tear-jerking novel of two boys just trying to find out who they are and where they belong, one that would have even the hardest of people shedding tears. I cannot wait ...more

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