Reviews

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

bettielovesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Darius was truly great.
I can’t describe how much I loved this book, it made me feel so many emotions: sadness (I was sobbing at one point), anger, happiness, and mostly hope, it made me feel so hopeful for Darius at the end. It made me laugh too.
I loved more than his relationship with his dad, how it was developed and the one with his Mamou and Babou and sistet and mom.
But mostly I loved his relationship with Sohrab, Darius carefulness and Sohrab openness and how they complemented each other.

madisonn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

gingerlibrarian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.5

wollstonecrafty's review against another edition

this was very very sweet

chrobin's review against another edition

hopeful informative fast-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

divyanshi'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, and Cancer

Moderate: Police brutality and Suicidal thoughts

kewarra's review against another edition

emotional informative

4.0

dourelinor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

• 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

alexan13's review against another edition

5.0

I adored everything about this book. It’s hard to articulate why exactly I connected to it so much, but it was one of the most meaningful reading experiences I have had in a long while. This book dealt with depression in a way I haven’t read about before, a version of how depression can function in your daily life when you are actively managing it, that most closely matches my own experience.

lemonmeringue's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Not a good read for those with anxiety, depression, and/or self esteem issues. Some parts are a little too real.