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4.28 AVERAGE
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:
Complicated
Mention of falafel possibly coming from Isr*** ... like what?
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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:
N/A
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A beautiful book all together. The one and only young adult Middle Eastern set book I’ve read and loved! I hope more Middle Eastern young adult own-voice books come out!
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
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:
Complicated
It's been a while since I was this disappointed in a book.
What I signed up for was a cute, heart-warming, quirky, and brilliant story about a boy who struggles with self identity but eventually finds a way to be himself. I did not sign up for a 312-page long description of how much of a jerk a father can be to his son.
What I signed up for was a cute, heart-warming, quirky, and brilliant story about a boy who struggles with self identity but eventually finds a way to be himself. I did not sign up for a 312-page long description of how much of a jerk a father can be to his son.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
i loved this. this was a really soft coming of age novel, mostly just a boy growing up and coming to terms with himself in general - his heritage, his body, his identity, his mental health, his relationship with his father. the book talked a lot about how darius felt too persian, or too alien at school in america, but not persian enough in iran because he couldn’t speak farsi very well and didn’t know about a lot of persian traditions. a strange limbo. the relationship between him and his first real friend sohrab was really sweet and well-written. this was also a really true depiction of depression, especially in teenagers. and the difference between how americans and iranians view mental health was interesting as well. mostly i really liked the voice of this novel; adib khorram seems to curate it really well. he nails the 16 year old cynical depressed loser /pos narrative voice.
cannot put to words how much i loved this book