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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

140 reviews

asilya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Islamophobia

roche8400's review against another edition

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

marissasa's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

This book touches on so many things and does them all spectacularly. Life, love, loss, coming of age, trauma, bad choices, addiction, poverty, immigration, healing, faith, friendship, trust, hope, and forgiveness all wrapped in the harsh setting of a small town in the Southern California desert where two Pakistani teens try to find their place in an America Dream that wasn't made for them. The narration switching between Noor, Salahudin, and Misbah was a brilliant writing choice. Each character has such a clear voice and it makes you feel so much more deeply for each of them and their struggles. I loved how mature this YA book was and the way it never downplayed the harm that characters caused even when they were characters you had grown to love and root for. It gave so much weight and realism to the angst and emotions, and much more meaning to the ending and the story's messages of hope and redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence

znvisser's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Oof. This story made me fall in love with Noor, Salahudin and Misbah and I adored their mutual relationships. Juniper - and especially its motel and liquor store - came alive as well, feeling like I was there among them. Tahir has a magnificent way of taking you along and giving you the time to figure out what’s happening so that once she tells you it’s just the last push to breaking your heart. Will be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse

Minor: Deportation and Bullying

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

i really enjoyed this, it was a very full YA that tackled some heavier topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

lutz_emily's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Racism, Drug use, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

marijuanerareads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape

gildea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence

peachies's review against another edition

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

caoimhe9876's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Spectacular 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Racism, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Islamophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Deportation, Car accident, Blood, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content