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Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del Universo.

The Kiss, Malcolm T. Liepke

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Lipstick on canvas made entirely of kisses, Natalie Irish

I wanna be your girlfriend, Girl in red

Lipstick stains on a white shirt

Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell

Oscar Wilde's tombstone, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

The song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

The kiss, in bed, Henri Toulouse Lautrec

💞 Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana met thirty-one years ago 💞

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Oct. 12, 2021)

Ari and Dante Sequel!!!!!!! OMG OMG.

I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn’t get—and never would get.

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Aristotle Mendoza), Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. I pretty much lived by that rule. Maybe that’s why I didn’t have any friends.

-Aristotle Mendoza, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Luca gives total Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe vibes.

I think I can never stop quoting both Ari and Dante books AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY SO BEAUTIFUL

-Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Currently reading On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and when I read this part where Ocean talk about his mother, Rose living with a war inside her I was immediately reminded of Ari when he talks about how war affected his dad, Jamie in AADDTSOTU. How both of the parents were had a war long ended still living inside of them, haunting them and their sons living with the pain of their parents wounds, watching them hurt and not knowing how to make it right. How it was Vietnam War for both of the stories, one real and one fictional. It's haunting and heart breaking. The things war does to people and their loved ones.

im reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. guys. I don't think im ok. holy crap. ive felt tears on my eyes a couple times, yes because its sad, but also like holy shit its such a beautiful book. guys. I think this is my new favorite book. oh my god. it is amazing. Ive never been this invested in a book before. im not even halfway through. I already know how it ends, but I was able to guess it even before I read spoilers. this man has already called his best friend beautiful twice without actually saying it. I can tell that he's in love without the word even being said. oh my god. this book is a masterpiece. wtf. im not ok. ive never loved a book this much before. I strive to be as good an author as Benjamin Alire Sáenz. im not even Spanish, but like, seriously, I can understand how they feel. I don't even know why. I haven't even had any similar experiences to what's going on in the book, but I relate to what they're going through. what the fuck. how. this is art. I could talk about this book for days. I will never recover from this. I don't want to ever recover from this book. I want this absolute masterpiece to scar me forever so that I will always have a part of it with me. this book is life changing. what the fuck is going on. oh my god.

sorry this is totally off topic for me but like. goddamn. this book is so touching I recommend you read it if you haven't already.

me: *is bored*

me: oh shit, i know how to read!

me: *does not read or reread anything because that takes effort and i will keep thinking that i will get round to reading something once i’m done being bored but. that’s not??? how that works???

ARI AND DANTE BOOK TWO HOLY SHIT IM ALREADY GETTING FEELS

-Benjamin Alire Saenz (Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe)

If you have the time and if you don't mind, what are some books you really recommend? Doesn't have to be all time faves, but anything that pops into mind that you want more ppl to read and love, Extra points if lgbt+ , i got the whole summer with little to do and i wanna spend it reading some good quality writing and honestly so far your recs have introduced me to so many faves its unbelievable

[blushes profusely] oh wow, thank you!!!  i’m so glad you’ve trusted me enough to check out some of the stuff i reblog; that is like the ultimate compliment, i can’t even???  i don’t mind at all(!), fair warning though: i only started recording what i read partway through last year and my mind is like a sieve so i’ll do my absolute best to remember what’s sang to me in the recent past.  warning number two: i’m in an open relationship with absolutely every genre out there so i’ll try to note which belongs where so you can avoid those that hold no interest for you.

LGBT+

i’ll give you the sun.  i loved this book, the writing is fucking transformative and all the characters are so damn likable, while still being realistically flawed human beings.

the raven cycle (tetralogy).  definitely my favorite series since harry potter.  the writing, the world-building, the characters, it’s all on top-form.  i wrote a little, mini non-spoilery review of it: here, back when i was better (worse?) wordly-wise and my feels were brand new.

more happy than not.  i’m still not sure how i feel about this book.  it was hard, but it felt very true to the characters and the lingo and style matched the ages of the players and i have a lot of respect for that.

the watchmaker of filigree street.  woooow i loved this book.  i admit ‘historical fiction’ kind of makes me cringe.  it never precludes me from reading a book but it does knock it down the list by a book or five because they’re often very dense and very clunky and end up taking me ages to get through.  but this one was gorgeous.  i loved the plot, the attention lovingly placed on every character and the historical elements.  the surprise gay in an already brilliant book felt like winning the lottery honestly.

captive prince (trilogy).  okay, truthfully, i’m only putting this on here because the second book is such a high point for me.  it was never bad at any point but it had unfortunately been hyped far too much for it to live up to my, admittedly, very high expectations.  hopefully it’ll fare better with you?

everything i never told you.  i go back and forth on this one.  i like the writing a lot, i like the LGBT aspect a lot, and i like the mystery aspect a lot but there are definitely characters i would cut out entirely for sheer predictability if i could and that killed a lot of my enjoyment at the time (but i think much more highly of it in retrospect?).  so, take that as you like.

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe.  if there’s a book that handles its characters with more care or respect or consideration then i haven’t run into it.  i love the way this is written and the people it’s populated with.

flying lessons & other stories.  a bunch of uber talented authors writing a bunch of uber diverse and LGBT-focused stories and, yes, that is exactly as awesome as it sounds.

the song of achilles.  it is utterly heart-breaking but so rich, honestly.

FANTASY

the diviners.  (also has a minor LGBT character, who may play a bigger role in the sequel?)  fair warning, i have not read the sequel, lair of dreams, because it is somehow still not out in paperback (yes, i read physical books, yes, i pretty exclusively read paperbacks so i can lug them everywhere with me, YES, I PRE-ORDERED THIS ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND IT’S STILL NOT OUT, NOT THAT I’M BITTER ABOUT THAT OR ANYTHING) so i can’t speak to that one finishing on a high note as i don’t know.  but this was the first historical novel i managed to like in a long while.  it does such a good job of fusing in 1920s lingo and dress and aspects that i couldn’t help but love it.  add in the fantasy elements and i can admit i’m the perfect sucker for it.

the scorpio races.  i’m not sure why but it took me a long-ass time to get into this book, i wasn’t flipping pages with gusto until well towards the end but - especially as i was reading so much YA at the time - i really appreciated coming across a romance that lets both people come into it as themselves and stay themselves, neither puck nor sean were ever smashed or crumpled or shaved away to fit into their relationship, which was so refreshing.  plus the water horses were fucking cool.

the night circus.  the writing, the atmosphere, the circus.  just… it is all very whoa.

all the birds in the sky.  i loved this writing style and these characters and the magical elements.

CONTEMPORARY

i’ll meet you there.  there was something about this and i just… ended up liking it way more than i expected to.  i might’ve just read it at exactly the right time, i’m not sure, but i really enjoyed it.

the invoice.  this is honestly just hella cute and so freaking surreal.  swedes, man.

NON-FICTION

why not me?  i like mindy kaling a lot.  i make no apologies for that.  plus you can read both her books in about five seconds, haha.

SCIENCE FICTION

station eleven.  i loved this book.  the way the narrative is woven is so refreshing and i wish the comic book miranda was writing in this book was a real thing more than anything else in the woooorld.

illuminae.  hot DAMN this book was cool.  the plot was rock solid, the characters were hilarious and badass and the graphics made out of text and spiraling words and just the way this thing is put together?  shit, it’s worth your money and then some.

a robot in the garden.  okay this is just cute as hell.  i can’t even with tang, he’s the most adorable robot to ever adorable.

annihilation (southern reach trilogy).  (LGBT minor characters.)  okay, honestly?  i don’t know.  this was freaking zany but i was invested as fuck in all the kookiness for reasons i can’t articulately elaborate on.

the martian.  hilarious, engaging, SPACE.  what more do you want?

HORROR

things we lost in the fire.  this is more atmospheric than anything but, damn, could this get me wishing i wasn’t reading this in the dark or looking over my shoulder to make absolutely sure no one was standing behind me.  it’s a book of short stories (by the way, i love books of short stories and i definitely realize that is not true for everyone) and each one is so well-delivered and stylized.  i really enjoyed reading this.

let the right one in.  okay, this is legit horror so definitely stay away if you’re easily squicked out but it is harrrrrd to find good horror (at least in my opinion) and this definitely, definitely qualifies.

horrorstör.  i honestly had such low expectations for this, a horror story set in a wannabe-ikea, but it ended up being so ridiculous and strange and funny that i was won over by the finish.

the girl with all the gifts.  holy unique and well-executed zombie idea, batman!

SHORT STORIES

the bigness of the world.  there were definitely ones here that hit better than others but the ones i liked, i really liked!

GRAPHIC NOVELS (i read a lot of these so, um, prepare yourself)

saga.  (LGBT minor characters as well.)  this is world-building to a degree that i’m convinced did not exist before.  just, i can’t say enough amazing things about this series and the staggering amount of imagination that regularly goes into it.

ms. marvel.  heart-warming as fuck.  it’s definitely really easy to lose faith in the world these days, luckily kamala is there to remind you that people are primarily and genuinely good.

black science.  this is another one that took just an insane amount of imagination to cook up.  i got off to kind of a rocky start with this one but the gray-ness of all the characters really speaks to me, and that doesn’t really blossom until later in the series.

spider-man/deadpool.  this was very satisfying for my super duper spideypool-shipping mind.  joe and ed did us so good, and joe basically said in his sign-off: i made it absolutely as gay as they would let me, haha.

the wicked + the divine.  (LGBT minor characters that you’re going to get way too attached to, and retroactively.  it’s awful [sobs].)  the concept for this, gods reincarnating into teenagers before they burn up their hosts after a predetermined set of time, is so fucking cool.  the humor and the characters and the plot is all just aces.

iceman (LGBT MAIN CHARACTER).  okay, so this just started.  like issue #2 was only released days ago but 1) i am liking it so far and 2) marvel did it so dirty and barely advertised bobby - an openly homosexual superhero - was getting his own series, like, i found out about it the day before it went on sale and i keep my ear fairly close to the ground (not as close as some BY A LOT, but closer than the lay person i’d say) so if you can support it, please do!  pre-orders mean a lot in terms of numbers. :))))

descender.  admittedly, this starts out rooough.  because the main character, TIM-21 (and his little dog too), are annoying as hell.  he’s an android so there’s no dimension to him so he’s booooring as all get out but i am so glad i stuck with it through to the next trade because, probably picking up on the unsustainability of him as a main character, he gets shuffled off and the side characters get the stage and they rock so hard.

paper girls. (LGBT main characters.)  i’m kind of just convinced that brian k. vaughan can do no wrong at this point.  his plots are so tight and mind-blowing and badass.

monstress.  here’s a little tid-bit about me: female comic book writers are 100% more likely to get my money and my time because they are so damn rare and this series is unique, badass, and eye-opening.

black monday murders.  i’m a little premature with this since there’s only one volume and i usually try to wait until there are at least two but i check up on a volume two a lot so that definitely means something intrigued me!

nailbiter.  okay, i haven’t read the final volume yet ‘cause i’m reluctant to let it go but, so far, a series about multiple serial killers all being from the same town has me VERY HOOKED.

i wish i could remember more but this is honestly way better than i expected to do, haha.  they’re definitely not all my all-time faves but they’re ones that have stuck with me for one reason or another and that i didn’t feel i wasted my time on, so that’s something, right?  i hope this helps get you started and that you don’t think too awfully of me when you inevitably run across ones that aren’t your cup of tea!

reblog with what you’re currently reading, what you last read, what you’re going to read next and your favourite book

Share Your Pride day 7: Favorite LGBTQIA+ book

This one is a tie for me, I have a few favorites as of now so I’ll just list them here,

Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Aristotle and Dante (both books) - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

All this time.

Tribute illustration to one of the most beautiful story I’ve ever read, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz