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Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

99 reviews

portcityreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

I thought it was slow at first, but once the family started their trip I was hooked. This is a complex story full of triggers and family dynamics and it was really beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

queerloras's review

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

marissasa's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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 book is full of so much heart and genuine emotion. Darius has a strong narrative voice and I felt like I had a good image of his character from the start, with all his Star Trek references and self-doubts. I related to the same struggles Darius did of not feeling like he belonged in his family's country because he grew up in America, didn't know how to speak Farsi, and didn't get to grow up with his grandparents in their hometown. The awkwardness and "feelings we know but don't talk about" energy that Darius had with both his dad and his Iranian family are so real to the daddy issues and child of immigrants experience. This book also had one of the most accurate depictions of being depressed as a teen and how hard it is to talk about depression in Asian cultures that I have seen. It made it even more heartwarming and heartbreaking in the moments between Darius and Sohrab where we got to see them become friends who respected and validated each other, physically affectionate without it being thought of as weird, and be able to both talk without walls up and sit in comfortable silence together. I loved learning more about Iranian food and culture alongside Darius. I loved how this book portrayed different forms of non-romantic love and how deeply they can change your life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

dalilalbr's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Racism

mo0nreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

anniereads221's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief

montyalmoro's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

aelis_'s review

emotional sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

noahsingh's review

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

tbh an Immediate favourite book, really hit home as someone who is also mixed race and depressed and queer lol would b 5 starts if not for the weird occasional fatphobia:/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Police brutality

riannesdijkstra's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

This book has my whole heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia