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Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Benjamin Alire Saenz: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) 4 stars

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he …

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4 stars

It had been a long time since I'd read a young adult novel. I'm glad this one made me go back. I'm not crazy about love stories... only a little. But this one was very different, very unique in its own way. I liked that. Hell, I loved that.

I fell in love with Dante like I fell in love with Ari, as easily as the pages were turned. The book made me smile, but it also made me cry. This type of love makes me cry. Because it's not easy and it's not expected and it just happens and then you have to deal with it and it's okay, it really is, but it's hard anyway.

This book touched me. Ari was me, so confused and lonely and looking for something. And Dante was his answer, how beautiful is that? It must be so beautiful, to find something, someone worth dying for.

I don't know. Some things are just worth it, you know?