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Daniel Nayeri has written a multiple award winning, middle grade novel, Everything Sad Is Untrue which was published by Levine Querido in 2020. In a conversational tone Mr. Nayeri engages the reader while depicting life in Iran, Italy and Oklahoma. Humor, love and so many obstacles abound throughout this immigrant story. Droll, interesting vignettes will keep the reader turning each of the 368 pages. Themes of divorce and abuse are introduced.
David Curtis’s brightly colored, jacket art foreshadows the tornadoes of Oklahoma and acts as a metaphor for time which is neither sequential nor linear and ranges from the mythological age of Persia to Oklahoma of the 1990s.
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The cover is cool. This sounds like a really interesting story with the setting in Iran, Italy, and Oklahoma. Thanks for joining us this week.
ReplyDeleteNatalie, thanks for stopping by. Yes, the story is both hilarious and interesting.
DeleteLove the cover! It sounds like an intriguing story. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, thanks for visiting. The cover and the story twist together.
DeleteIntriguing settings and I really like the cover. Happy MMGM
ReplyDeleteBrenda, thanks for your kind words. I too really like the cover.
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing about this one a few years back and even added it to my list of future reads. It must have gotten buried by my other requests, Your thoughts and comments have put it back on the top of my list. Thanks for featuring your review on this week's MMGM.
ReplyDeleteGreg, thank you for your kind words and MMGM. Nayeri's story is complex without being didactic.
ReplyDeleteI have this book on my shelf and have been meaning to read it for a long time. Reading your review makes me want to pick it up today! Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteKasey, thanks for stopping by.
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