Nomi Nickel from A Complicated Kindness is a challenge for me to describe. Maybe that’s how the author wants to portray her. Difficult. Nomi is a sixteen year old girl living in a town she finds ignorant. The Mennonite town is what it’s called. However, Nomi hates all the religious stuff in her community and rebels it. Her life hasn’t been easy since her mother and sister left without a warning. She is left with her dad who seems dazed most of the time. She has a boyfriend which seems to be turning her more rebellious than she already is. She is a sarcastic and very cynical girl. However she has a twist to her humour. Almost as if joking about everything evil and dark is amusement to her. Surprisingly her name means “beautiful and pleasant” which really is the opposite of what she really is. Most of the things she does is against the town rules. She gets high with her boyfriend and engages in sexual activities which seems to me is the only way for her to ignore the pain of losing her mom and sister.