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Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram

62 reviews

violet123's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

I didn't know how this was going to live up to the first book but......WOW. This book has definitely added Adib Khorram to my list of favourite authors. Also, this book has given me a very strong urge to start watching Star Trek.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

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

jennikreads's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Xenophobia

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

_forestofpages's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

skyllarduncan's review

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

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

tinytrashqueen'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content