Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

10 reviews

caoimhe9876's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Spectacular 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Racism, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Islamophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Deportation, Car accident, Blood, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content

courtnoodles's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

when i started this book, i wasn’t sure it would live up to its name, but it absolutely did. the writing is at turns lyrical and beautiful and at other times blunt and unyielding in its descriptions. i look that there were no perfect characters in this story, but plenty of people that try, fail sometimes, but grow and try to do better. a great read on forgiveness, compassion, and finding strength in yourself and others. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Physical abuse, Cursing, Racism, Classism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Confinement

annabulkowski's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

agnesbebon's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Heartbreaking and beautiful 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, and Racial slurs

mynameisprerna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

5: best of the best, haunting, staying with me
I loved this book, but wanted more of the mother’s past storyline. I loved every connection and reflection and it felt a little unbalanced without more of her story. Interestingly, I had just seen a statistic about home more people in Pakistan speak Punjabi rather than Urdu, which I didn’t know, so it was really cool to have that be true in this book just a few days later. I liked how this book handled explanatory commas - phrases in Punjabi or Urdu are simply translated or there is a remark about how there is no equivalent, but it’s done in a stream of consciousness or conversational way that doesn’t feel heavy handed. People not familiar with the languages won’t be lost, but people who are familiar won’t feel like the flow is interrupted. It’s a hard line to walk and I liked how this author managed it.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, and Racism

maisaaismail1's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Bullying, Racism, Grief, Drug use, and Racial slurs

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Blood, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

aelunny's review against another edition

emotional 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

A beautiful, raw story that's told so well! I went in not really knowing what it was about, and I appreciated that because it was an emotional read an an experience to read it without knowing what's next. Putting all of Sabaa Tahir's books on my TBR

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Deportation

eleek0609's review

challenging dark 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? No

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood and War

Minor: Sexual assault

rashuwumon's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

bawled my fucking eyes out in a good way. constantly asked “oh how can this cannot any worse”?” news flash: it did but it is so so worth it 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Cursing, Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, and Drug abuse