I really don't remember from where exactly I got this book. Maybe the cover of the book got me interested in it or it may be the name itself. I was definitely familiar with Aristotle because I had a whole semester around that guy and I vaguely remember Dante too. So what I meant to say was I really think it was the cover. The way the title was written and also the cherry red chevy pick-up truck at the bottom left, both caught my attention and I was glad for that because this book is "gold" and I really mean it.
"Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Mexican-American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a small novel that lets you discover the universe by yourself. Funny and confused Aristotle sees the universe as an 'inscrutable' place where he cannot decipher neither his family and friends nor himself. On meeting Dante he decides to add Dante to his 'inscrutable' list even though the very word 'inscrutable' is something that Dante taught him. The forging of a friendship and its transformation into a beautiful universe is what this book has to offer.
“Through all of youth I was looking for you
without knowing what I was looking for”
― W.S. Merwin
This novel is a gnash of everything that's human emotion and touching. There's friendship, the infinite love of parents, the sensitivity of some souls and the stupidity of few others, there's love and there is the whole secrets of the universe waiting to be discovered. I would definitely recommend this one for a casual no-expectation kind of read. It's a small book so that's an added bonus for those looking for small ones (I finished it in two days). It might surprise you, it really did me. Anyway so I'm just gonna wrap this one with two more quotes from the novel.