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A review by reading_seas0n
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.0
TW: Mental health, homophobia, strained parent-child relationship & past suicide attempt, death & depression.
I did not love this book, but it did grow on me while I read. I am not Persian, so I’m not sure how this does representation-wise. From what I read, it was interesting but I think it was lacking in interest because it was written with too much “tell and not show”.
There was a weird mirror image between Darius & his father in certain situations, where they are the same coin. When we reached the talk between his father and Darius, it was interesting to see the bigger picture and how things had happened because of this lack of communication.
I did not love this book, but it did grow on me while I read. I am not Persian, so I’m not sure how this does representation-wise. From what I read, it was interesting but I think it was lacking in interest because it was written with too much “tell and not show”.
There was a weird mirror image between Darius & his father in certain situations, where they are the same coin. When we reached the talk between his father and Darius, it was interesting to see the bigger picture and how things had happened because of this lack of communication.