Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

4 reviews

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

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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

amandalorianxo's review

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I vaguely remember partially reading this last year but I wasn’t in the right headspace so I put it away until much later aka these past couple of days. Wow. The intense rollercoaster of emotions that Sal + Noor went through with the smidge of Sal’s mom giving us her own P.O.V was deeply saddening but poignant at the same time. This is something that occurs to young teens of color & their parents more often than not. You are in a corner and the only way out is through illegal means. I knew there would be a consequence and while the climax happened a little later than I anticipated, absolutely a must read you won’t be able to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

maidmarianlib's review

dark emotional 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

 Beautifully written, very intense with lots of hard issues addressed. Note some content may be triggering for some readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Islamophobia, Racism, Abandonment, Addiction, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

kayladaila's review

This book is exactly as the title suggests. If you can’t or don’t want to handle the very heavy themes, skip this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Racism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use and Rape