OMG THIS BOOK WAS SO AMAZING!!!
This book is completely and utterly beautiful. The character development in this book was outstanding and if it something that is big on what you need to see in a than this is the book to read for you.
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Darioush or also known as Darius in the book was literally amazing. He is such a sweet, lovable character that you really just can’t help not liking. Along with, there is some aspects of his personality that I can see in myself and I feel like a lot of teenagers can also agree.
This book also deals with the topic of depression. Not only in our main character but also within the main characters father. So we are able to see how it affects both age gaps and how it can also be subtle at moments and just all of a sudden become to much.
“No one had ever made me feel like it was okay to cry. Or bumped shoulders with me and made me smile.”
Also on the topic of family, we get to see how all family member act together both from immediate family (the ones living with you and you see most of the time) and the non-immediate family; his grandparents, aunts and uncles. We get to see how he is coming to touch with his Persian identity and how he is able to create an even stronger bond with his non-immediate family.
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On the topic of friends, we are shown Sohrab. According to Darius his first real friend. The friendship in the beginning felt a little rocky due to certain events but as the story went on it went to show that Sohrab and Darius really were friends however Sohrab like any teenage kid has their own problems which causes him to lash out on Darius which is realistic but seemed a little harsh in terms of how Sohrab’s personality was made up to be. The friendship all in all was beautiful in the end though 🙂
The story was written perfectly in terms of literally everything. You are able to read everything smoothly and focus in on the message of the story. However, I wish the character came off more towards his age in the beginning of the story compared to seeming like he is much younger.
Trigger Warnings: depression, racist comments (challenged), fatphobic comments (challenged), comments criticizing depression (challenged), bullying
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Darioush or also known as Darius in the book was literally amazing. He is such a sweet, lovable character that you really just can’t help not liking. Along with, there is some aspects of his personality that I can see in myself and I feel like a lot of teenagers can also agree.
This book also deals with the topic of depression. Not only in our main character but also within the main characters father. So we are able to see how it affects both age gaps and how it can also be subtle at moments and just all of a sudden become to much.
“No one had ever made me feel like it was okay to cry. Or bumped shoulders with me and made me smile.”
Also on the topic of family, we get to see how all family member act together both from immediate family (the ones living with you and you see most of the time) and the non-immediate family; his grandparents, aunts and uncles. We get to see how he is coming to touch with his Persian identity and how he is able to create an even stronger bond with his non-immediate family.
giphy15
On the topic of friends, we are shown Sohrab. According to Darius his first real friend. The friendship in the beginning felt a little rocky due to certain events but as the story went on it went to show that Sohrab and Darius really were friends however Sohrab like any teenage kid has their own problems which causes him to lash out on Darius which is realistic but seemed a little harsh in terms of how Sohrab’s personality was made up to be. The friendship all in all was beautiful in the end though 🙂
The story was written perfectly in terms of literally everything. You are able to read everything smoothly and focus in on the message of the story. However, I wish the character came off more towards his age in the beginning of the story compared to seeming like he is much younger.
Trigger Warnings: depression, racist comments (challenged), fatphobic comments (challenged), comments criticizing depression (challenged), bullying