A review by abhirupa
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Maybe I’m just simpleminded but young adult books are genuinely so much more satisfying to read than the books I’m supposed to read as an adult. This book in particular addressed so many different things—mental illness, tense father-son relationships, sibling relationships, the second gen immigrant experience, Zoroastrianism, the politics in Iran, etc—and managed to wrap all of those different plot lines up in a convincing and cathartic way at the end. It’s so impressive and I wish I had read this book when I was actually a young adult. 
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