Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

200 reviews

asilya's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Islamophobia, Drug use, and Racism

marissasa's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book touches on so many things and does them all spectacularly. Life, love, loss, coming of age, trauma, bad choices, addiction, poverty, immigration, healing, faith, friendship, trust, hope, and forgiveness all wrapped in the harsh setting of a small town in the Southern California desert where two Pakistani teens try to find their place in an America Dream that wasn't made for them. The narration switching between Noor, Salahudin, and Misbah was a brilliant writing choice. Each character has such a clear voice and it makes you feel so much more deeply for each of them and their struggles. I loved how mature this YA book was and the way it never downplayed the harm that characters caused even when they were characters you had grown to love and root for. It gave so much weight and realism to the angst and emotions, and much more meaning to the ending and the story's messages of hope and redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence

znvisser's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oof. This story made me fall in love with Noor, Salahudin and Misbah and I adored their mutual relationships. Juniper - and especially its motel and liquor store - came alive as well, feeling like I was there among them. Tahir has a magnificent way of taking you along and giving you the time to figure out what’s happening so that once she tells you it’s just the last push to breaking your heart. Will be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse

Minor: Deportation and Bullying

alexisgarcia's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i really enjoyed this, it was a very full YA that tackled some heavier topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

claire136's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

joanasimao's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

swifterel22's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and Drug abuse

rachela_7's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse

lingfish7's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

📖This YA fiction book managed to touch on nearly every deep and gut wrenching topic in just a few pages. I was amazed at the story, the characters, the heartbreaking plot, the exploration of grief and substance abuse. This book really showcases the arduous journey coming to America as immigrants and figuring out how to make it another day.

The beautifully written story alternates between Sal, Noor, and Misbah, with Misbah’s POV in the past. Sal and Noor have been best friends since age 6 when they found company with each other in the midst of a racist school, both children of Pakistani immigrants. Both Sal and Noor have big moments that test their friendship, and trials that seem too much for 17 year olds to bear alone. This book gave me goosebumps at the ending, which was beautiful. ✨🫶🏼

This was a buddy read with my friend Sarah and it really is the perfect book for a book club or buddy read discussion. 💕There are so many deep topics that warrant thoughtful discourse. 

⚠️TW: substance abuse, xenophobia, racism, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, death of parent, trauma

⚰️”Wondering how someone who filled up a room could fit in a box so small” 

🎵”Music can be more of a home than four walls and a roof.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

aweekinthelife's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lots of quick, short chapters and engaging on audio. the writing is beautifully done and i enjoyed the rotating perspectives. story itself was pretty heartbreaking and the characters run into just about any challenge they possibly could’ve. 

 

maybe i would’ve bumped it up a little higher had i read the ebook instead of listening on audio. i did find myself pausing what i was doing sometimes to just listen, which doesn’t happen to me much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse