Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

23 reviews

nitya's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Read for MLIS elective

This book is stuffed with Lord of the Rings and Star Trek references, which delighted my nerdy heart, but I get that not everyone will enjoy them.

I also loved the focus on friendship and Darius' journey in exploring his heritage and family bonds. Definitely checking out the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

maybe_perhaps's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

ok7a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

decklededgess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

trigger warnings: clinical depression, bullying, racist harassment, suicide ideation mention, cancer

This book...is the first one in a long ass time that got me to cry without warning. I was enjoying this quite blandly over audiobook, ya kno, something to do while driving to and from work and BAM I get to the end and WATERFALL. No warning.

It's an incredibly written book about identity in multiple senses of the word, and struggling to grow up while dealing with clinical depression. I loved the handling of clinical depression, family and ethnic identity struggles as a biracial person in America, and a strained father son relationship. 
Darius's struggles were so earnest and painful and the slow build of stress really hits hard at the end.

Looking forward to sobbing more in book two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, and Body shaming

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

izzybell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia

tarocannotread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

tinana's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Racial slurs

wrenxavier's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

ashylibrarian's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

This is a beautifully written story about friendship, mental health, and self-discovery. I cannot wait to pick up the second and soon-to-be-published third books in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence