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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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it was amazing
bookshelves: young-adult, romance, lgbt, pretty-cover, favorites, poetry
Read 3 times. Last read November 18, 2022 to November 26, 2022.

Maybe it’s obvious, but do you think that love has something to do with the secrets of the universe? I think it does. Honestly, what is there to say? The book has a melancholic tone and a straightforward writing style that still manages to gut-punch in every other sentence. There’s some serious magic at play here. A beautiful book, really. Introspective, thoughtful, and patient; I’m not sure if there’s such thing as a perfect book, but Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is the perfect book for me.

“I mean, when do we start feeling like the world belongs to us?"
I wanted to tell him that the world would never belong to us. “I don’t know," I said. "Tomorrow.�
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“I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.”
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe


Reading Progress

July 11, 2018 – Started Reading
July 12, 2018 – Finished Reading
June 24, 2020 – Started Reading
June 24, 2020 – Shelved
June 26, 2020 – Shelved as: young-adult
June 26, 2020 – Shelved as: romance
June 26, 2020 – Shelved as: lgbt
June 26, 2020 – Shelved as: pretty-cover
June 26, 2020 – Shelved as: favorites
June 26, 2020 – Finished Reading
October 16, 2021 – Shelved as: poetry
November 18, 2022 – Started Reading
November 24, 2022 –
page 140
35.9% ""My mother and father held hands. I wondered what that was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.""
November 26, 2022 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Dhara (new)

Dhara Oooh! Thought provoking review, Noah. This book's been on shelf for ages, I'm afraid it'll be slow and boring. Is it boring?


Noah Dhara wrote: "Oooh! Thought provoking review, Noah. This book's been on shelf for ages, I'm afraid it'll be slow and boring. Is it boring?"

Thanks Dhara!! It's probably not for everyone but I think it's a page turner! Then again it's one of my top 3 fav books so I'm pretty biased lol


Noah Hoodie wrote: "Wonderful review Noah. I loved your highlights. It looks like a book I’d really enjoy. I need to move it up my list."

thanks Hoodie!!! I hope you like it!! I pretty much annotated the whole book lol


message 4: by Dhara (new)

Dhara Noah wrote: "Dhara wrote: "Oooh! Thought provoking review, Noah. This book's been on shelf for ages, I'm afraid it'll be slow and boring. Is it boring?"

Thanks Dhara!! It's probably not for everyone but I thin..."


Lol, that's understandable. I'll pick it up someday.


Noah Dhara wrote: "Noah wrote: "Dhara wrote: "Oooh! Thought provoking review, Noah. This book's been on shelf for ages, I'm afraid it'll be slow and boring. Is it boring?"

Thanks Dhara!! It's probably not for everyo..."


I hope you like it:)


message 6: by Mai (new)

Mai H. Ooh I've been very interested in this


Noah Mai wrote: "Ooh I've been very interested in this"

yayy!! I hope you read it:)


message 8: by Jel (new)

Jel I’ve seen this book all over since it came out. If you gave such a positive review then it’s probably a must read 🌺📚🫶🏼


Noah Jel wrote: "I’ve seen this book all over since it came out. If you gave such a positive review then it’s probably a must read 🌺📚🫶🏼"

Please read it, I'd love to hear your thoughts:)


Pablito Noah, what a lovely review! Thank you.


message 11: by Noah (new) - rated it 5 stars

Noah Pablito wrote: "Noah, what a lovely review! Thank you."

thank you for the lovely comment:))


Sarah this book will always be so special <3 love your review


message 13: by Noah (new) - rated it 5 stars

Noah Sarah wrote: "this book will always be so special <3 love your review"

Thank you Sarah!! it's a beautiful book:)


wilted flower This is the only book I reread religiously �


message 15: by Noah (new) - rated it 5 stars

Noah Wilted wrote: "This is the only book I reread religiously �"

SAME!!! I've actually read it more times but I don't log it on here every time I read it lol


~839 book boyfriends~ i’ve had this on my tbr forever, btw it sounds amazing i think this is my sign to finally read it😅🥹💗✨✨


message 17: by Noah (new) - rated it 5 stars

Noah ~839 book boyfriends~ wrote: "i’ve had this on my tbr forever, btw it sounds amazing i think this is my sign to finally read it😅🥹💗✨✨"

yaay!!! I hope you like it! This one's a favorite of mine!!!!


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