Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

62 reviews

thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

This book was so cute! And as a ‘half-n-half’ myself I related so much to Darius and his time visiting “home”. 

This book made me feel feelings 🥰
Definitely one to reread & recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia and Grief

menomica's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

“Your place was empty before. But this is your family. You belong here.”

Aaaahhh.  
I love the Bahrami family. Everyone is so sweet and loving and supportive. I love Darious. I thought this would be a romance novel but it’s really just the story of a boy navigating his identity and his depression. He’s so sweet and creative, and such a good brother 🥺.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Suicide

emhunsber's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Death, and Cancer

nishana's review against another edition

emotional inspiring

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

4.5

this book really hit hard in the best way. although i'm not Persian, so much of darius' culture presented throughout the novel really reflected my own. darius' experience in visiting his home country and wanting to connect more with his culture is something that really resonated with me, as did the discussion around having mental health issues in a non-white family. 

overall, this was a great read that really connected with me, and i even almost teared up at points.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Bullying, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

jamieschecter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Body shaming, and Death

Minor: Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cursing, and Forced institutionalization

isabelle6's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book, cried my way through the last half in good and bad ways. Very family centered, makes you reflect on your own family. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, and Death

divaninoor's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

This book surprised me! I thought it wouldn’t be that interesting but especially about 1/2 the way through, I had developed a connection with the characters that made me want to see what happened. This isn’t the most lyrical or poetic of books, which is what I usually like to read. I would also say that some of the chapter endings, which have a repetitive structure, aren’t as emotional as they might have been planned to be. Still, the plot is very interesting and each character is developed in a way that we can all relate to some parts of them and want better for them. It was sweet and I can’t wait to read the sequel ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Religious bigotry