A review by kathrynjl
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed parts of All My Rage, but at the end of the day it ended up being a bit too YA for me to really sink my teeth into. There is a lot of emotionally challenging content in this novel - physical abuse, domestic violence, alcoholism and substance use issues, death of parents and families, immigration trauma, incarceration, and prominently, racism, yet a lot of this novel felt really cheesy to me. I didn't love the ending or the plot device of using many (many) references to specific pop culture songs as a stand in for how a character was feeling. I did enjoy the diversity of characters and learning about elements of Pakistani language, culture, and food, and I would recommend this book for younger readers to think about intersectionality theory in an accessible way.
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