Everything Sad Is Untrue : (a true story) (Hardcover)

from deslivres5

I listened to the audiobook narrated by the author himself and his narration was fantastic. I LOVED this title. I found it poignant, funny, and witty. The novel indeed goes off on MANY tangents, with the author telling stories of his early childhood in Iran, followed by living as a refugee in UAE...

from publiusdb

It is for books like this that I joined a book club. The elevator pitch for Everything Sad Is Untrue is this: it is the story, told in first person, of middle school aged Daniel Nayeri, a refugee from Iran, grappling with life in Oklahoma, divorce, and, generally, being different. Told in snipp...

from Buzzey

this book will be hard for you to put down. i read it cover to cover in one day.

from JRlibrary

The voice of middle school student Khosrou is beautiful and heartbreaking. The story jumps from his present day Oklahoma classroom to his past life in Isfahan and occasionally takes a detour into myths of demons and palaces and magic carpets. It took me a while to get invested in the story but it...

from deslivres5

I listened to the audiobook narrated by the author himself and his narration was fantastic. I LOVED this title. I found it poignant, funny, and witty. The novel indeed goes off on MANY tangents, with the author telling stories of his early childhood in Iran, followed by living as a refugee in UAE...