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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

By: Adib Khorram
Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
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 Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.

Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award

“Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I could.”
—Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life.

Darius has never really fit in at home, and he’s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they’re spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city’s skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush—the original Persian version of his name—and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he’s Darioush to Sohrab.

Adib Khorram’s brilliant debut is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough—then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay. Depression Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Literature & Fiction Mental Health Awareness Multicultural Romance Mental Health Middle East Funny Heartfelt Witty

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The content was decent; i was waiting for something more to happen but it wasn't there lol. The narration was not bad at all.

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A beautiful story of a teen struggling with depression besides problems of not fitting in school for different reasons. Along with a beautiful trip to Yazd in Iran and through tragic or comical culture clashes, we follow him finding his identity. Maybe recognising and finding comfort in the love of his family and friends takes him a step or two closer to being Great.

You will laugh and cry with Darius, as the author brings up some serious issues in the smoothest and most humane way. Very well written.

Fantastic narrator.

Finding yourself in the midst of it all

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