Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

36 reviews

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

ok7a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

malloryfitz's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Islamophobia, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

ambersbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

At first I thought this would only be a 4-star read. . . It made my heart swell, but not burst. Then I read the ending and my heart exploded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cancer, and Grief

b3ck's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

juniper8482's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

i really liked how darius and sohrab’s friendship was portrayed, it was nice to see how they cared for each other instead of emotionally distant, like a lot of male friendships are portrayed with toxic masculinity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, and Fatphobia

one of the main characters is queer, but none of the relationships are

cgbr's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

All I knew about this book was that 1) people loved it and 2) the author's local to me. And that it was gay in some fashion. I'm a little disappointed about the queerness -- I was hoping for something more out there. But I still loved the book! I loved how it focused on confronting not fitting in, bullying, depression, and father and son relationships. It was such a great read. I entirely plan on reading the next book in this because I want to see what the next chapter is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder and Suicide