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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

179 reviews

mshiley's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Racism, Islamophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

mousymouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.25

Such an emotional read filled with very important issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Bullying, Hate crime, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

dale_in_va's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book starts out appearing to be a story about one thing but then turned out to be something completely different.  I thought it was insightful, and reminds you that sometimes you don't really know people as well as you think.   Loved the music references, not sure how I feel about the religious ones.. but it is a complex book that leaves one with complex thoughts afterwards.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Ableism, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical trauma, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Racism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, and Racial slurs

there are many intense subjects broached in this book, despite that, it is a hopeful book that reminds teens that while the world may feel against them at times, there are allies. Even though they are sometimes difficult to find.

zahrahm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

At first, I’m not going to lie, I did not like where the story was going, but I think it’s important that these types of stories are told. The hard-to-swallow stories are the ones that need to be heard because they are often what the reality is. Sabaa makes a point of showing that people have flaws and may have redemption or may not, but a lot comes down to circumstance, how much happens TO you vs what happens because of your own actions, and how you own up to both of it. There’s a lot of complexity to the book so giving it a chance through the first chapters is important and everything ties to the last third. It left me crying on the plane on my way to Madinah because of how everything came full circle and the message of redemption and closure for grief. The people make genuine real mistakes and it doesn’t just magicallu go away - it’s real life adult mistakes with real life consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Addiction, Drug use, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual assault

britmston3's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use

pookiedookie's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.75

SO AMAZING LOVED IT SO MUCH 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Racism, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Addiction, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Rape, Cursing, Chronic illness, Child death, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Islamophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Death

bucketsjen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A story of two Pakistani-American 18 year olds and the people they are connected to, living in a small town in the California desert. They journey through tragedy, past trauma, teenage problems, and problems that teenagers absolutely shouldn't have. It felt very real, in terms of people and emotions… although there were a couple “I'm not sure high school works that way” type moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

Cops being cops, and I'd like to take this opportunity to say “never talk to cops without a lawyer, they aren't on your side, no really don't talk to cops” Child abuse, including sexual abuse. Not depicted graphically on the page, it's “talked around”. Domestic/child abuse. It's mostly alluded to, but there is a scene where it actively occurs.

crisscrossedshelves's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Islamophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Terminal illness

er1ngobraugh's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

This was one of the hardest and most moving books I've read in recent memory. I am so glad I finally picked it up and even happier to have listened to it. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use and Emotional abuse

pagesandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Drug use