Reviews

Alles wat verdrietig is, is onwaar by Daniel Nayeri

krugg13's review against another edition

5.0

"What you believe about the future will change how you live in the present."

If I could rate this book 50 stars I would; it was so beautfully written. I both laughed and cried throughout, and I've found a new role model in Sima. Also, its pretty comparable to the scriptures. . . in that it made me want to be a better person.

"I think He's a God who listens as if we are his most important children, and I think He speaks to tell us so."

nsmoak614's review against another edition

5.0

“…if you spend time with each other - if we really listen in the parlors of our mind and look at each other as we were meant to be seen - then we would fall in love. We would marvel at how beautifully we were made. We would never think to be villain kings, and we would never kill each other. Just the opposite. The stories aren’t the thing. The thing is the story of the story. The spending of the time. The falling in love”
I love to read the stories of peoples’ lives and have always found them so much more interesting than any fiction could be. Daniel Nayeri captured this love for stories that are true and fascinating because they are true with his life and memories. That’s why I picked up this book, but I was then encouraged even more so by reading of the faith of Nayeri’s family and how that shaped so many memories.

manda_ruthie's review against another edition

5.0

So very very good. Listening to it is so important to hear the writer's voice and feel his emotions. The conversion of his mom is the most beautiful testimony. 

nessaraehall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

radmatazz's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

jenmangler's review against another edition

3.0

This is a book about a young boy, but I don't see it as a book for young readers. The stream of consciousness format makes it hard to put down and pick up again. The parts of the book focused on Daniel's experiences as a refugee were powerful and moving.

eponineeurydice's review against another edition

4.0

This is a truly special, beautiful, important story. It is one that needs to be read, and heard, by everyone. It is gentle and kind and sad and powerful. It's a person from Iran, telling his story; in history from his childhood in a small Oklahoma town and in Iran, in legends about his family, and in beautiful myths about his ancestors. It was mind-expanding, and lovely, and so lyrically written. Please read this.

taystraatmann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

kelseyhathorn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad

3.5

plaidpladd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0