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lemonix_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
stormeno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts
kalinczi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and War
Moderate: Murder
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
atlantisfrost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm
sineadz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Hate crime, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
divyanshi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Police brutality
_fathimanourin1234_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I could connect with Darius in many moments. The feelings, thoughts and his way of thinking, over thinking, everything I could relate to him in many situations. I had criticised him in some situations too.
As a whole this book is my another favourite of all time.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
archiveofrasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I may have expected a bit too much from this book, but I still got a lot out of it! Darius was such a sweet character to follow and the relationships the book explores were so interesting, especially that of him and his dad. very tender, absolutely love brown boys figuring out their daddy issues properly lmao
Darius' relationship with Sohrab was honestly what drove me through the book, it was also so sweet and tender and emotional. I wasn't sure where it was going to go but I think the bittersweet ending felt very fitting for them. the subtleties on Darius' queerness were definitely not lost on me and I enjoyed the subtext (well, you can argue it's text considering the sequel lol), and while I'm not sure if we get to see Sohrab in the sequel, but I hope we do!!
and oh lord, the trip to Iran – I'm Bengali, so not quite the same type of Asian, but there were so many similarities, it dawned on me that there is a reason why Persian culture is so similar to how my Bengali family works haha. the feeling of not belonging to either culture you're a part of really resonated with me and I get why a lot of people who are children of immigrants loved this, I did too. no other book put the feeling quite so well, but I'm glad this was one of the few books that have.
I think I expected a less-YA writing style, but then again, that's entirely on me. There was a lot of repetition with Darius' narrative but I appreciate that Khorram's style choice does reflect the repetitiveness of depression and adds to the subtly of Darius' mental illness. the author wanted to weave it into the narrative without being obvious and I think he did a good job!
Darius is also a very quiet and subtle book for a YA contemporary – not a lot happens but I quite enjoyed it for that, we don't always need very dramatic stories about our identity for them to be good.
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent
traceyanderson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Grief