Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

18 reviews

confusedteach33's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This story was beautiful. Nayeri is an expert storyteller who tells his journey as a child refugee intermixed with a boatload of funny “poop stories”. This book is a worthwhile read for readers from middle school through adulthood, as I think everyone can learn much through sitting with Daniel as he tells you his story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

mabellene's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, War, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Infidelity

justyntennant's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

n_degeorgia's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

a very important read! the first hand tale of what it's like to leave your home country and everything you love and are proud of there and be transplanted into another country where nobody understands you, is racist and violent, and you experience poverty - told through the voice and narration of a child. So good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Violence, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Islamophobia, and Animal cruelty

nairam1173's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, and Bullying

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Xenophobia, Classism, Excrement, Racism, Abandonment, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, and Bullying

mdwsn27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Confinement

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It took me a while at the beginning to figure out how to read this book, but once I got into it, I couldn't stop reading. At first it feels like a lot of vignettes only connected in that they're about the same person, but gradually it all comes together. The author's "kid" voice is really well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Racism, and Bullying

Minor: Torture, Confinement, Body shaming, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, War, and Drug use

cassidy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was so 🥺🥺. I forget the word in Farsi that they used (edit: mazloom) but it really describes this book because I just want to give Daniel a hug. Anyways, I really felt like I was reading something that a 12 year old wrote and the wisdom/naïveté mix worked really well. Only reason it’s not a 5 is because it was just so sad at points and I guess I should’ve known this because it’s written in hindsight but I just wanted to know if he was gonna be okay 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia, and Domestic abuse

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, War, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Excrement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Grief, Islamophobia, and Racism

Minor: Vomit