Reviews - Darius the Great Is Not Okay

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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

4.28 AVERAGE

ceciliasrose's review against another edition

4.0

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

This book did an amazing job exploring the complexities (and how awful it is) of being a teenager and how difficult it is for someone to grow up not feeling like they belong in their communities. The mental health representation in this was done so well, especially in the relationship between Darius and his father. It’s always interesting reading a book like this when you’re very far away from being in your YA years - I would neeeverrrrr want to be a teenager again. No thank you!

tdawg7's review against another edition

4.5

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

alien_eater's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

jdgammons's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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: No

Content Warnings

alaharon123's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

The afterward said the author wanted to write a book about a depressed character. As I put a comforting piece of licorice into my mouth and read about the author comfort eating to cope with depression, I didn't know what he was talking about. Do people not feel the way Darius feels? It's normal, right?

What stood out to me was the sense of humor imbued throughout the book and the preciousness and rarity of quality social bonds. And the signs of Darius being queer that are never explicitly stated, but very relatable. Also the whole thing of being ethnic in an area where everyone else is of the dominant white american culture. And Darius is definitely neurodivergent. I cried so many times reading this book. It's so goddamn good. I feel empty having finished it

nickydeb's review against another edition

5.0

Knap geschreven, verfijnd verhaal over depressie, je kwetsbaar durven opstellen, anders zijn en waardevolle vriendschap. Raakt veel belangrijke thema's zonder dat het verhaal te zwaar wordt om te lezen, doordat er ook lichtpuntjes in het verhaal zijn verwerkt.

sorbetreads's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 . it’s such a heartwarming sweet book that made me cry a little and miss my family in iraq, i hope we all get to see swana in peace and our families together :]