Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe First reading.

So the first thing I noticed about this book is the structure. It is broken into six different parts, I am curious as to why the Author decided to structure it in this way and am curious to see your responses as to what you think. I find the character of Ari to be very interesting, as he considers himself an only child, although he is not. Another thing I found interesting is the how the relationship between Ari and Dante began. They both bonded over their classical sounding names after Dante teaches Ari to swim at the local pool. I also found it funny that Ari doesn't like to wear shoes since there was such a focus on not wearing shoes in our last book, American Born Chinese. They also both seem mature for their age, as they bond over poetry and stop some other children after they shoot a sparrow. They even go as far as to bury the bird. Ari also seems to have a strained relationship with his father, who is a Vietnam veteran. He is cold and distant as he does not like to talk about his war experience. Over all I am interested to see where this book leads and to follow the story further.