Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

7 reviews

kathrynjl's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed parts of All My Rage, but at the end of the day it ended up being a bit too YA for me to really sink my teeth into. There is a lot of emotionally challenging content in this novel - physical abuse, domestic violence, alcoholism and substance use issues, death of parents and families, immigration trauma, incarceration, and prominently, racism, yet a lot of this novel felt really cheesy to me. I didn't love the ending or the plot device of using many (many) references to specific pop culture songs as a stand in for how a character was feeling. I did enjoy the diversity of characters and learning about elements of Pakistani language, culture, and food, and I would recommend this book for younger readers to think about intersectionality theory in an accessible way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, and Physical abuse

roche8400's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, and Child 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

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