Reviews
Läste klart den på en helg, det var enkelt att läsa den och fastän språket inte var så komplicerad och djup så förmedlade den mycket fina känslor
4.5 sterren.Het was een prachtig en waar. Ik verwachtte iets anders, maar ik ben niet teleurgesteld.
Salah satu novel yang menurutku sangat indah dalam menjabarkan hubungan manusia, baik itu tentang keluarga, persahabatan, maupun cinta.Sepanjang novel ini, aku baper banget sama hubungan Ari & Dante dengan orang tua mereka. Melihat betapa terbuka dan sayangnya orang tua Dante. Di sisi lain, ada juga orang tuanya Ari yang memendam luka, namun tetap berusaha buat saling mengasihi. Lovely, hangat, dan bikin aku berangan-angan, kalau udah dewasa nanti aku mau jadi figur orang tua sebaik mereka, huhuhu.Terlepas dari ending-nya yang "romantis", menurutku novel ini punya makna yang lebih universal. Yaitu tentang bagaimana manusia sering kali mencoba lari dari jati diri mereka yang sesungguhnya, hanya karena hal tersebut dianggap salah oleh orang lain. Pada akhirnya, seperti kata buku ini, kita menghadapi perang dalam diri masing-masing, dan yang kita perlukan adalah sebuah penerimaan. Alur buku ini mungkin terasa monoton, tapi bagian klimaks dan ending-nya sangat sangat berhasil bikin perasaanku acakadut. Satu-satunya kekurangan yang ingin kukeluhkan adalah terjemahannya yang kaku. Ada berkali-kali kesalahan penggunaan kata, serta kalimat yang diterjemahkan terlalu literal. Makanya, aku agak merasa tersendat-sendat waktu membaca. Padahal banyak orang bilang, bahasa buku ini sangat indah, tapi sayangnya, “keindahan” ini tidak begitu kudapatkan di versi Indonesia-nya. Hmmm, atau jangan-jangan ini pertanda aku harus membeli versi bahasa Inggris ya?
Valutazione: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5.In questi anni, l'ho sempre visto osannare questo libro, e io ho sempre smaniato dalla voglia di leggerlo, di scoprire questa storia. Finalmente, da quando Oscar Vault ha deciso di portarlo in Italia, ho avuto finalmente modo di placare la mia curiosità.Purtroppo, non si è rivelato il libro che mi aspettavo fosse e non ha soddisfatto tutte le mie aspettative. Non pensavo di trovarmi davanti un libro di formazione profonda, di ricerca di sè stessi, genere di cui io non sono molto fanatica.Pensavo che la storia d'amore tra Ari e Dante cominciasse a sancirsi a metà libro, ma non e stato così. Però, tutto sommato, ne ho apprezzato molto e comunque la lettura.Questo romanzo è delicato, scava nelle profondità di come si può sentire un ragazzo, Ari, di tutti i problemi esistenziali che si fa un giovane ragazzino di quell'età. Questa è una storia dolce, in cui ho ritrovato un po' la me adolescente.Ho trovato un po' lenta la parte centrale, quella in cui Dante parte per Chicago con la famiglia.E poi ho trovato un po' surreale che entrambi i genitori dei ragazzi negli anni '80 hanno accettato senza alcun problema l'omosessualità di entrambi i ragazzi. Mi è sembrato un po' troppo semplice.Tuttavia, sono molto curioso di leggere il seguito.
I'd meant to read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe when it first came out in 2012 but for one reason or another, it remained to wait on my #tbr pile. That as I discovered, was a mistake as I loved this book and went on to read the sequel straight afterwards.I think I had wanted to read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and be wary of doing so in equal measure because it seemed everybody loved the book and I've often been led astray and left wanting by extremely popular books. So @Believeathon did me a favour as I'd chosen this book to fulfil a prompt and I wasn't left disappointed and wished I had indeed picked it up sooner.Aristotle and Dante are so different and yet, complement one another by balancing the naturally intelligent Dante with Aristotle, who struggles more when it comes to schooling and is more brooding than bookish. Fate and chance bring the two together and despite their differences of which there are many, the two become fast friends and nothing can come between them.Dante is my favourite of the two, with his love of poetry and desire to be lost in books as his craving for knowledge is insatiable. He's unintentionally funny, something Aristotle loves about him though I do sometimes want to wrap the gentle, emotional Dante up and protect him from the world he lives in of the 1980s and reassure him that some things that make him wary, are better.Benjamin Alire Saenz's writing style is stunning, with phrasing that is poetic and draws you into knowing a character's very soul by how he portrays them and the events around them. I like that Aristotle and Dante are not infallible, that their faults make them who they are and no one really tries to alter them to fit a stereotype of what a teenage boy should be like; especially Dante. I felt a plethora of emotions reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, I laughed, I cried, as I said; I wanted to protect them from the world around them. The world-building takes me to a time where I was too little to understand how difficult it was, but history has taught us well that there was so much intolerance during 1987 which is when the book is set and Saenz brilliantly ensures that you see the reality of racism, and intolerance and ignorance affects Aristotle, Dante, their families and some friends endure.The two of them have to bear their souls both to one another and themselves to truly learn just who they are both to themselves and where their place is in the world. It is a tale of self-discovery and acceptance, of painful honesty and I love how they grow together, and apart. There is a fragility to their honesty, and especially for Aristotle, learning that he isn't who he always thought he was and that the love he feels, whilst extremely dangerous, is something to hang onto with all he is and to fight for the right to love who he wants - even if he is fighting himself initially because again, the 1980s were a horrific time for members of the LGBTQ community. Something again, Saenz writes about with such understanding and realism that I cried regularly for these two beautiful boys.Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a tale that received so much hype and often, I am reticent to give in and join the popularity train but I am so glad I did with Saenz's fantastic tale of friendship, love and growing up in the eighties. I will have this on my re-read pile as I think I will always take something from this wonderful book.
5/5 stars.Beautiful, beautiful book. There's this overwhelming sadness about this book that makes it so beautiful.
Comment parler de se livre sans dire qu'il était formidable ? Honnêtement je ne pensais pas autant l'aimer. Je l'avais déjà lu il y a environ 1 ans et demi et je l'avais évidemment adoré. Je viens tout juste de le finir et tout ce que je peux dire c'est que c'est un immense coup de coeur ! Je ne m'attendais pas à autant m'attacher à Ari ! J'ai adoré ce personnage, perdu qui se cherche sans se trouver ! Il m'a tellement touché ! Je ne sais pas comment l'expliquer mais j'ai adoré ce personnage. Son histoire avec Dante est juste tellement touchante. Dante est tellement doux et pure ! Bref ce livre est un immense coup de coeur, il entre direct dans mon top 3 de mes livres préférés et honnêtement lisez tous se livre parce que c'est une lecture absolument fantastique et j'ai qu'une seule hâte maintenant: lire le tome 2 dès sa sortie.
Lo amé, este libro es tan hermoso, una vez que empeze no pude parar de leerlo, me sentí tan identificada con Ari y Dante es tan tierno y hermoso.
Arghh the feels are everywhere but they're happy feels and I read this in less than a day and it's so happy and the prose is so beautiful and I love it!! I don't know what to read now though XD