Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

36 reviews

peachies's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Racism

Minor: Deportation, Drug use, and Drug abuse

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

Gritty and heart-breaking, this book discusses all the ways that life can hurt us and try to break our spirits. It serves as a reminder that we have to remain strong, fight another day, push through the hard things even when it doesn’t feel like we can. This book touched me to my core. I connected with Noor and her love for songs and with Salahudin and his love of words. They tell a story that is devastating yet real and show how love can conquer the demons that plague us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Deportation, Islamophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

cambloomy's review

dark emotional 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: Racism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Xenophobia

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

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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

lakea's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Bullying, Grief, Chronic illness, and Classism

Moderate: Islamophobia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness

sknappy1's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse

This book deals with very heavy topics. In fact, most of the book is devoted to the terrible experiences the two main characters after going through or have gone through. It can be quite heavy, but the author handles these difficult topics with loving care and concern.

megs_readstoomuch's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Drug use, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

taratearex's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

 Wow, this book was a lot- beautiful, heartbreaking, enraging, sad, hopeful... I read a few reviews with references to content warnings before I read this and I am glad that I did, it is very heavy, but I felt better going into it prepared. It still ripped my heart out. I listened to the audiobook and this is one of the few books where I actually just laid down and listened during a lot of it.

The book has 3 perspectives and jumps back and forth in time where one character is giving background, this format has often not worked well for me but it absolutely did work here and I found myself caring deeply about each POV and feeling like I was never ready to leave their part when it switched. I also think this was strengthened by the audiobook having 3 voices for the different characters, each one really brought them to life. And the author really brings real life situations to these characters, it's a lot, but it's happening every day in this racist capitalist hellscape. This book covers so much and does so with care, complexity, and nuance it deserves. It's heavy, but so loving and hopeful at the same time. (Literally got teary just writing this review)

One small thing I really loved, there are music references throughout and every one of them made me smile. Also, loved the book mentions. I know I listen to a lot of music and read a lot, but I was wondering how I got every reference so I looked up the author's age after finishing the book and she was born in the same year as me, no idea if that's why or we just have similar taste :) 

 CW: islamophobia, racism, sexual assault (off page/referenced), PTSD, death of parent, death, drug abuse/overdose, terminal illness, child/domestic abuse, anxiety/panic attacks, trauma 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

heatherilene's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Islamophobia, Medical content, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs