A review by flicker_black
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

adventurous dark funny tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

A story that I when I finished reading it went “Yep, that is something that should be said and heard”, the author sounded like an interesting and funny person but most importantly also genuine (although I did question the credibility of some events like that student bleeding from his head after being struck by sling shots in the school van but I don’t put it past the mean bullies either). Most people’s complaint about this book was either about the structure (there are no chapters, it’s just one big chapter without much of coherence) or that it didn’t lead to anywhere, I did not mind the structure although it did make the book a bit harder to follow with the tangents the author keeps getting off to, it was creative and so yeah I did not mind it, and with the story leading to no where - isn’t that life usually? You almost never have the tidy endings, you make a friend in the middle school and one day see his seat empty and that’s about it, you never see or hear from him again, but the memories however fuzzy they are remains with you, and so it made sense why it is the way it is although I too would have liked some kind of closure and to hear what happened after, but I do also get why the author wanted to keep it to himself, the characters especially the two kids were likeable and big kudos to the mother who is a warrior, it was a nice read and I give it 2.75 stars.