Darius the Great Is Not Okay

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His followup, DARIUS THE GREAT DESERVES BETTER, received three starred reviews, was an Indie Bestseller, and received a Stonewall Honor. Darius appreciates Sohrab because Sohrab is comfortable showing physical affection, is a good listener, and is the sort of person who can make others feel heard and cared for easily. At first it seemed like there was a surge in books about suicide, but lately there have been books that look at mental illness as a part of a person rather than a crisis. Sohrab is Mamou and Babou’s neighbor, and when he and Darius meet, he quickly becomes Darius’s best friend.

Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram | Goodreads Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram | Goodreads

During this conversation, Dad explains that what Darius perceives as constant disapproval is actually Dad trying to protect Darius. As someone who was bullied in school for being gay before I even knew I was gay, this broke my heart - in a good way. The book has received various awards and has been translated into eight languages (Russian, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Dutch). But for me personally, yes, I wrote Darius as someone who was questioning, and with the idea that he would eventually — past the end of the novel — grow to identify as gay. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as a multitude of other honors and accolades.His voice will grab you instantly, with sharp humor and tender growing up moments, and won’t let go until the very last page.

Khorram on Writing Honestly About Mental Health, Love Adib Khorram on Writing Honestly About Mental Health, Love

He reveals that just before Laleh was born, Dad’s meds stopped working and he spent a few months taking heavy tranquilizers so he wouldn’t hurt himself. Readers will understand that home can be more than the physical place you live, and that people who make you feel at home can come into your life unexpectedly. The idea of the Übermensch, or the ideal man (which Darius uses to refer to his dad), is one that Nietzsche proposed in his philosophical work Thus Spoke Zarathustra. There were some… weird moments Darius had that made me lose the connection sometimes, but overall, excluding those bits, I was able to relate to him and be comforted by him and his experiences like in the first book.I thought about that: How back home, all Persians—even Fractional Persians like me and Laleh—were united in our Persian-ness. The Darius the Great Is Not Okay quotes below are all either spoken by Dayi Jamsheed or refer to Dayi Jamsheed. Watching Darius go through his growing pain That night, though Dad brought Star Trek on his iPad so he and Darius can continue their tradition, Dad insists on letting Laleh watch with them.