Reviews tagging 'Death'

Darius le Grand mérite mieux by Adib Khorram

42 reviews

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

This book got me in ALL THE FEELS. I'm so glad we got to return to Darius for more of his story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Racial slurs

menomica's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

“When you’re young and full of feelings, sometimes they come out in the wrong way.”

DARIUS KELLNER I LOVE YOU YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS!!!!

I loved this even more then the last one. Which is saying something because I loved the first one.

My love for these books isn’t in big moments like Darius and Fatima’s discussion on racism in the U.S, though I also very much loved those scenes. The reason I love these books is because of the little things: The way Darius is with Laleh, the way he loves his whole family so deeply. It’s just so incredibly heartwarming to see someone with so much love for the world get love back.

I also loved needed the conversations about race that happened in this book.

The discussion of how Laleh was being in class and how her teacher wasn’t doing anything about it— how she said «not all of us» when Darius told her how white ppl can be racist.

I haven’t seen anything that so well encapsulates that feeling and that frustration of being a child of color in school. 

Honestly, this book in it’s entirety is so beautiful and great. I love it so much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

mswarning's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

I preferred the first book with Darius exploring Iran and his Iranian heritage. This sequel lagged for me with a lot of tea and tea tasting.

Read for Whateverathon 2022 for host fave (first book in the series), continue a series, and borrow a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, and Dysphoria

Minor: Islamophobia, Suicide, and Transphobia

yoursupremereads's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

The follow up to Darius The Great Is Not Okay is a great sequel. Khorram has continued to flesh out Darius's trademark nerd/weeb tea loving charm through this new installment. But has given him a new boyfriend and a potential future love interest in the form of an old childhood bully. This story explores not only residual trauma from bullies, but from the passersby who stood around and let the bullying happen. This story also did a good job of investigating personal growth and understanding one's boundaries when entering a new relationship. And how sometimes your first "love" might not even be that, and that's okay. Khorram also fills Darius's world with characters that are multi-faceted just like him, making his new crush for a previous bully all the more interesting. Also, fully appreciate Khorram giving Darius queer grandmothers, while adding to that one of them being a transwoman. Chef's kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Toxic friendship and Death

skyllarduncan's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Death and Homophobia

ok7a's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, and Islamophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual content

katiescott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Grief

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Racism, Death, Alcohol, Dementia, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

i actually liked this better than the first book! darius the great deserves better is a book i wish i had read when i was younger: it was comforting in its assurance of continually discovering oneself; relatable in its depiction of grief; and affirming in its portrait of living w/ depression but still being ok.

darius's growth and his changing relationships w/ those around him were sth i enjoyed seeing, particularly his family dynamics and his new, supportive friendships. the characters--even the bully loser--were surprisingly multidimensional. this book was also refreshingly--almost effortlessly--diverse, and i rly like how the author tackled racism, microaggressions, homophobia, sexuality, consent, and mental illness w/ tact, somehow managing to interweave them all into the plot w/o ever sounding preachy.

similar to the first book, however, i was often annoyed by the writing, specifically the unncessary single sentences + line breaks and repetition that sounded more dramatic than they needed to be. i also wish the ending was less rushed, and that more time were spent on certain ideas and scenes, exploring them a lil further to fully grasp them. nevertheless, i still enjoyed this book, and it's def one of my top mental illness-related books for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death

1quillb's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

This is so much better than the first book. Darius is such a relatable character, as is what he goes through in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Homophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Transphobia, Body shaming, Death, and Grief