Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

27 reviews

emtk2118's review against another edition

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

4.0

A great middle grade autobiographical novel about the experience of being a child immigrant!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Excrement

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

jmdressel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

the sweetest and most innocent storytelling of a pre-teen Persian immigrant boy. you will laugh. you will cry. you will want to throw this book at a wall. but ultimately you will want to pick it back up and keep reading and never want the story to end. 

i will be recommending this book to everyone. follow the trigger warnings, of course, but stories like these are so important for us to listen to!!! i’ve also hear that it’s great for audio listeners too—narrated by the author :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

it is written in the context of a 11–14 year old boy, so in my opinion, it doesn’t contain graphic depictions of any triggering topics. others may feel differently though, and that’s okay!

m_kacie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

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, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Minor: Infidelity and Vomit

theglossreview's review against another edition

I wished I had checked the content warnings before. Terrible things are described graphically. Just awful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

talita_koum's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

4.5

Beautiful and honest reflection on childhood, all those quirks and experiences which form a person. Author has a unique voice. Messages are at times a little too obvious (which makes the narrator even more endearing). Climax somewhere in the 200s and slows down at the end. Themes of memory, family/tradition, flaws, and Christianity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Xenophobia

jackie_marion's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Islamophobia

emmybtaylor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful work. Truly beautiful. Nayeri has a way of storytelling that makes you involved as a listener. His stories are moving, inspiring, and full of hope, despite their sad substance. Highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia