Nayeri tells the story as if he were still a young boy.
(Because Everything Sad is Untrue is based purely on Nayeri’s childhood memory and is not research-driven, he calls it an “autobiographical novel” rather than an autobiography.) Transitioning from wealthy, upper class son of two doctors to child of the ghetto, Nayeri found a whole new world when he left Iran for Oklahoma. This “autobiographical novel” tells the true story of a young Iranian refugee who gave up everything when his mother decided to follow Christ.
It is beautiful, hilarious, and heart wrenching in turns. Everything Sad is Untrue was that way for me. With some books, you can tell within the first few passages that they will be among your forever favorites. A mini review of Everything Sad is Untrue, by Daniel Nayeri.
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