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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Hardcover, 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 …

Review of 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I can't say I enjoyed this much, mostly because my mind kept turning back to, "This book is set in 1987-ish. Who was this caring, compassionate, and understanding in the 1980s?" I'm trying to think of a single family who would have been as chill and supportive as these two families, and I'm coming up with nothing, and I don't live in Texas (not a state known for tolerance). ¯_(ツ)_/¯