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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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bookshelves: favourites, beautiful, perfection, love, definite-re-read, intelligent, sweet
Jan 27, 2014
bookshelves: favourites, beautiful, perfection, love, definite-re-read, intelligent, sweet
Read 2 times. Last read May 24, 2014 to May 27, 2014.
2.01.16
I feel like starting this reading year with this one, knowing I will love it
I wish many authors who can't even understand what basic decency, loyalty, and love, whether platonic or romantic, truly is, would read this book
re-read 28.07.14
This book is even better the second time. I never read better characters, so amazingly developed, all the relationships in this book are so lovely and real and Ari and Dante break my heart because... they just work so well, they are so realistic and loveable and you just get them. It is fantastic how in a book without countless descriptions you understand them so well and there is enough of proving words by actions, and damn, I just really love this book okay. It is so sincere. Forever my favourite relationships and characters.
Oh. My. God.
I fallen in love with this book so quickly but it was getting better and better and the last part struck right in the feelings. This book is perfect, such a fast, unputdownable read. I loved every single character in this book (well apart from the obvious assholes). Every single relationship, every single character was either relatable, or so well portrayed that you understood them, everyone was different, and the relationships were so heartwarming. I loved boys' relationships with their parents, with each other parents, with each other... I loved everything about this book. I loved how they both dealt differently with... discovering the secrets of the universe. And the ending, god this ending. I won't ever forget about this book.
Nothing was overlooked in this book, everything was explained and the actions were accurate to the personality of each character. Ari's reaction to that awful thing that happened near the end made me quickly fall in love with him even more than I already was, Dante was so loveable since the beginning. Ari and Dante were so different on the outside but it was so easy to love both their characters equally.
I loved how realistic this book was, I loved the sad, the happy parts. I loved that everything made sense, there was no cliche, annoying behaviours or unnecessary angst, everything that is off putting. I loved the different types of pure love between characters, the loyalty, I loved how characters reacted to certain situations. I loved absolutely everything about this book and it is a definite future re-read. I recommend this book to EVERYONE.
See the amount of "love" I used. It should tell you everything. This book is to fall in love with.
I feel like starting this reading year with this one, knowing I will love it
I wish many authors who can't even understand what basic decency, loyalty, and love, whether platonic or romantic, truly is, would read this book
re-read 28.07.14
This book is even better the second time. I never read better characters, so amazingly developed, all the relationships in this book are so lovely and real and Ari and Dante break my heart because... they just work so well, they are so realistic and loveable and you just get them. It is fantastic how in a book without countless descriptions you understand them so well and there is enough of proving words by actions, and damn, I just really love this book okay. It is so sincere. Forever my favourite relationships and characters.
Oh. My. God.
I fallen in love with this book so quickly but it was getting better and better and the last part struck right in the feelings. This book is perfect, such a fast, unputdownable read. I loved every single character in this book (well apart from the obvious assholes). Every single relationship, every single character was either relatable, or so well portrayed that you understood them, everyone was different, and the relationships were so heartwarming. I loved boys' relationships with their parents, with each other parents, with each other... I loved everything about this book. I loved how they both dealt differently with... discovering the secrets of the universe. And the ending, god this ending. I won't ever forget about this book.
Nothing was overlooked in this book, everything was explained and the actions were accurate to the personality of each character. Ari's reaction to that awful thing that happened near the end made me quickly fall in love with him even more than I already was, Dante was so loveable since the beginning. Ari and Dante were so different on the outside but it was so easy to love both their characters equally.
I loved how realistic this book was, I loved the sad, the happy parts. I loved that everything made sense, there was no cliche, annoying behaviours or unnecessary angst, everything that is off putting. I loved the different types of pure love between characters, the loyalty, I loved how characters reacted to certain situations. I loved absolutely everything about this book and it is a definite future re-read. I recommend this book to EVERYONE.
See the amount of "love" I used. It should tell you everything. This book is to fall in love with.
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Quotes O.R. Liked
“I wanted to tell them that I'd never had a friend, not ever, not a real one. Until Dante. I wanted to tell them that I never knew that people like Dante existed in the world, people who looked at the stars, and knew the mysteries of water, and knew enough to know that birds belonged to the heavens and weren't meant to be shot down from their graceful flights by mean and stupid boys. I wanted to tell them that he had changed my life and that I would never be the same, not ever. And that somehow it felt like it was Dante who had saved my life and not the other way around. I wanted to tell them that he was the first human being aside from my mother who had ever made me want to talk about the things that scared me. I wanted to tell them so many things and yet I didn't have the words. So I just stupidly repeated myself. "Dante's my friend.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“And it seemed to me that Dante's face was a map of the world. A world without any darkness.
Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that?”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that?”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana?”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Reading Progress
Finished Reading
January 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
to-read
January 27, 2014
– Shelved
May 24, 2014
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Started Reading
May 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
favourites
May 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
beautiful
May 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
perfection
May 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
love
May 27, 2014
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Finished Reading
July 23, 2014
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4.62%
"Yes I am re-reading it already. I love this book THIS much.
*they just met weep*
"That's when I heard his voice, kind of squeaky. "I can teach you how to swim."
page
18
*they just met weep*
"That's when I heard his voice, kind of squeaky. "I can teach you how to swim."
July 23, 2014
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15.38%
"I don't even quote this book because I would need to post every single page on goodreads"
page
60
July 25, 2014
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29.23%
"Ari pushing Dante out of the way of upcoming car automatically. That's all."
page
114
July 25, 2014
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29.74%
""You saved my life, Ari."
"Dante's hero. Just what I always wanted to be."
"Don't do that, Ari. Don't make fun. You almost got yourself killed.""
page
116
"Dante's hero. Just what I always wanted to be."
"Don't do that, Ari. Don't make fun. You almost got yourself killed.""
July 25, 2014
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35.13%
""I want to say something to you, Ari."
"Okay," I said.
And then he didn't say anything.
"What?" I said.
"Never mind," he said. "It doesn't matter."
I thought it probably mattered a lot."
page
137
"Okay," I said.
And then he didn't say anything.
"What?" I said.
"Never mind," he said. "It doesn't matter."
I thought it probably mattered a lot."
July 25, 2014
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36.92%
""Dante had this look on his face. He looked like an angel. And all I wanted to do was put my fist through his jaw. I couldn't stand my own cruelty."
I thought his massive denial was amazingly well done."
page
144
I thought his massive denial was amazingly well done."
July 26, 2014
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53.08%
""Not that I thought Id find the secrets of the universe in a Budweiser." Lol"
page
207
July 26, 2014
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55.13%
""How many burgers did you flip to buy the book?" "That's a very Dante question," I said. "That's a very Ari answer," he said. And then we started laughing and couldn't stop. And I missed him so much."
page
215
July 26, 2014
–
57.18%
"�"I have a boyfriend, Ari."
“Oh,� I said. I said it like nothing. “So I’m just, this, well, what am I, Illeana?�
“You’re a guy I like.�
“Okay,� I said. I heard Gina’s voice in my head. She’s just toying with you.�
She'd get worshipped in Clare's novel."
page
223
“Oh,� I said. I said it like nothing. “So I’m just, this, well, what am I, Illeana?�
“You’re a guy I like.�
“Okay,� I said. I heard Gina’s voice in my head. She’s just toying with you.�
She'd get worshipped in Clare's novel."
July 26, 2014
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65.38%
"I feel so sorry for Dante, and at the same time it is the most well written coming out struggle I ever read."
page
255
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July 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
definite-re-read
July 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
intelligent
July 27, 2014
– Shelved as:
sweet
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Jul 25, 2014 01:08PM
I NEED THIS BOOK SO BADLY.
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YOU DO.IF YOU WILL EVER BUY A BOOK, BUY THIS ONE.
I MIGHT DEMAND THAT I BE TAKEN TO THE BOOK STORE FOR A "SCOOL SUMMER READING" BOOK...
why is that in all caps?
BECAUSE THIS BOOK IS THAT GOOD
I JUST FINISHED AND WOW. HOW HAVEI GONETHIS LONG WOTHPIT READONG IT. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
OH MY GOD. SO BEAUTIFUL. IM STILL IN TEARS
HE IS IN MY TOP FIVE FAVORITES EVER. HE IS SO FREAKING SWEET.
YES. ANDdddddddAri really stole my heart too, especially with what he did after certain accident.
ah, you reminded me how wonderful reading this book was. i might just do a reread myself, its a good read to start off a new year :)
Yep! Let's start with what we know won't be a disappointmentThis book makes me feel warm
O.R. wrote: "Yep! Let's start with what we know won't be a disappointmentThis book makes me feel warm"
i think that is the most accurate definition of the feels this book gives - warm and happy!
yup, im doing it. im (re)reading this! :)
Welcome to the club :D
