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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

212 reviews

kanthereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Saaba Tahir has the Midas touch. 

This is the best book I’ve ever read

I’d give this an infinity rating if I could.

I need this book in my bloodstream

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Bullying

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

niftyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

All My Rage book review: a must-read

I love it when my friends say, “I’m downsizing. Do you want some books?” because the answer is always “yes.” Even though I’ve been “downsizing” for years now, and I’m just too lazy to post pictures of all the books I have in boxes 😅 Soon, friends, soon… This situation happened with Belle (last year, might I add 🤦🏻‍♀️, I’m the worst with my TBR), and out of the few books I picked, ALL MY RAGE by Sabaa Tahir was my number one choice. Since this book debuted, I’ve heard such good things about it, and let me confirm them: every exceptional thing you have heard about this book is true. 

I want to thank ashleyreads for making me read a backlist book off my tbr. I love that she posts books she wants to read each month and says, “Who wants to buddy read?” It helps me get into books on my shelves!

Ashley and I expected this to be an emotional book, but we did not expect to be gripped right from the beginning. Yes, I’m a crier at books, but I was so emotional through this novel that it seemed normal to have tears on my face as I read. We had such a good talk about this book. I highly recommend it as a book club read if you are looking for a book to have a great discussion about when you finish reading! 

My only regret is that I read it with my eyes while Ashley went the audiobook route and said it was a fantastic listen. I cried so much and went through such an emotional roller coaster getting attached to these characters that I don’t know if I can handle rereading this soon. But one day, I’ll be ready for this story again, and I know when I am, it will be with my ears!

It’s a book of heavy, relevant subjects. You quickly care for the characters and how unimaginable life is for them (and real-life people like them). It makes you emotional. It makes you think. And it’s damn sure worth the read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Death, and Alcoholism

feminerdity's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

adisiki's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this! I loved the writing style and felt connected to the story and the characters. I really related a lot to Sal’s relationship with his dad and the complicated feelings that come with having an alcoholic parent. I thought the heavy topics and themes that were handled throughout were done really well and in a realistic way. Overall I really enjoyed this and would love to read her An Ember in the Ashes series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Racism, Addiction, Drug use, Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Xenophobia

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

mabelyn's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Made me cry always a good sign for a book, i loved the characters I was rooting for Sal and Noor even when Sal was doing not so good things overall loved this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Islamophobia

mgmsharpe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

This book was perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

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

haleyrenel's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Bullying, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual violence

readandfindout's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

3.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 2 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Addiction, Grief, Bullying, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Sexual violence