![]() ![]() However, what I love most about this novel is its beautiful message - that learning how to love again could save us from ourselves. I enjoyed how the book made me think about serious issues and why people are the way they are. The characters also deal with racism the book perfectly analyzes the meaning of racism and delves into what makes someone racist. There are also thought-provoking discussions about what it means to be queer in a heteronormative society, especially the Latine culture’s reluctance to accept members of the LGBTQ community. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Water of the World was the first book I read that eloquently describes the AIDS crisis and how the characters struggle with it and question their own identity in a world that hates who they love. Being a kid during the eighties and early nineties, I remember the devastation of this virus, but I never realized how much of a cultural impact it had on the entire world. Even though I loved the other characters in the book, I wanted more of Dante, especially since he goes through his life changes in this book and is the impetus for why Aristotle has changed so dramatically.īesides Aristotle trying to find himself again, he also deals with the tumultuous world in the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic. ![]() In the first novel, the reader gets to know all the facets of Dante, but in this novel, he takes a bit of a backseat to other characters. The people who rally around Aristotle are the people you would want in your life forever. How Ari’s friends and family help him along the way is my favorite thing about this book because they are the exact kind of people anyone would be lucky to have in their life. I loved reading about these characters because they reminded me how life is about living it with the people you love. They also help Aristotle get through one of the most significant life-altering moments of his life. Dante, his family, and friends help Aristotle face the demons inside him that have been tucked away for a long time. In this novel, Aristotle’s love for Dante shakes up his whole universe and makes him realize that he shouldn’t shut off the people who love him.Īristotle learns to open himself up to others along the way, and he makes lifelong friends who help him realize he was never truly alone. Aristotle began to fall in love with Dante, but he still had difficulty opening himself up to others. In the first book, Dante opened up Aristotle’s eyes and made him face the truth about himself. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World describes the magic of falling in love for the first time– how terrifying and beautiful it is at the same time. MY TWO CENTS: After reading this book, I realized that this story is one of the sweetest and most heartwarming slice-of-life novels I have ever read. ![]() But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he’ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own. The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari’s nerves and fill him with desire all at once. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. He expected his senior year to be the same. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.Īri has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. DESCRIPTION FROM THE PUBLISHERS: In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. ![]()
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