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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

279 reviews

avisreadsandreads'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

edhyndman's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

sonia_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was not prepared for how this book grabbed my emotions. It was a little slow to start, but hit it stride by the halfway mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse

madison_gleason's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

I really adored this book. It was the only reason it can’t be a five star is the at I was not really invested or really care about it in the first 25% but after I was deeply invested. I liked the characters and the way that you could feel that the main characters had a history without it all having to be written out. I thought the plot was really good especially at the end when things just kept unfolding and going. I thought it was really well done and you could really feel the characters rage and anger at the situations that they were forced into. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Racism, Islamophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

karydiazc's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

This book got sadder and sadder as it progressed. My emotions were a rollecoaster switching from anger, relief, sadness and hope.

I really liked the book, how it touched important topics swiftly even if some were not directly mentioned. I saw some reviews not liking that, but I think life is made of those kind of moments, when you get to know someone and you connect emotionally with them, even if they don't tell you exactly what is happening to them or what is wrong in their lives. Now, I'm not saying is good to keep quiet about these things, just that sometimes the topics are right in front of our faces and we have to choose if we ignore them or if we face them.

About the main characters, I connected with them deeply even if I had never been under the same circumstances they are living durin the book. They felt very real in both their good and bad actions. 

Switching topics, I have no idea how legal courts work, specially not in the US, but it felt almost too easy how Noor was free from charges and Sal got his sentence reduced considerably.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

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g_smit's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

mra824's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

I thought All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir was an excellent book. The plot was very engaging and the main characters were easy to like. The story takes a dark turn in the last half of the book. I enjoyed that hard-to-talk-about topics were in this book for many people to relate to. Overall I thought it was a very powerful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

nerp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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: Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

vavocado's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

sienamon_roll's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief