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A review by mynameisprerna
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
5: best of the best, haunting, staying with me
I loved this book, but wanted more of the mother’s past storyline. I loved every connection and reflection and it felt a little unbalanced without more of her story. Interestingly, I had just seen a statistic about home more people in Pakistan speak Punjabi rather than Urdu, which I didn’t know, so it was really cool to have that be true in this book just a few days later. I liked how this book handled explanatory commas - phrases in Punjabi or Urdu are simply translated or there is a remark about how there is no equivalent, but it’s done in a stream of consciousness or conversational way that doesn’t feel heavy handed. People not familiar with the languages won’t be lost, but people who are familiar won’t feel like the flow is interrupted. It’s a hard line to walk and I liked how this author managed it.
I loved this book, but wanted more of the mother’s past storyline. I loved every connection and reflection and it felt a little unbalanced without more of her story. Interestingly, I had just seen a statistic about home more people in Pakistan speak Punjabi rather than Urdu, which I didn’t know, so it was really cool to have that be true in this book just a few days later. I liked how this book handled explanatory commas - phrases in Punjabi or Urdu are simply translated or there is a remark about how there is no equivalent, but it’s done in a stream of consciousness or conversational way that doesn’t feel heavy handed. People not familiar with the languages won’t be lost, but people who are familiar won’t feel like the flow is interrupted. It’s a hard line to walk and I liked how this author managed it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, and Racism