Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

15 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

dale_in_va's review

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.

literatefox76's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Islamophobia, and Rape

aayyashley's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Medical trauma, and Bullying

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Minor: Violence, Cursing, and Deportation

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

teeclecticreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Jeez. What an emotional rollercoaster! I loved every bit of it though. It felt real and painful yet it was also full of hope and tenderness. The audio also makes it 10x better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Vomit, Excrement, Deportation, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Confinement

I KNEW that Chachu was a piece of shit and actually didn’t want her. He implanted this whole saviour story in her head when really he called the entire world to find out who could take her off his hands. And wow, what happened to Sal was awful and I don’t blame him for not wanting to know since he clearly remembers in his body and the way that he hates touch. Also AMA’s 3 kids?? That’s so beautiful 😭 not the boy and the girl coming together as one to make the 3rd! So sweet.

litbrett's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Addiction

whitllo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Violence, Racism, Child abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Drug use

lochanreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

A heart-wrenching story about channeling anger and grief to overcome adversity. Chilling yet hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Racism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality