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A review by sarahweyand
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.25
There's a lot going on with this book and I'm not even sure where to start. This book, in general, is a lot to take in, and I didn't really know what I was getting into. Don't get me wrong, I really liked this book. But you do have to be in the right headspace to read it. I get that this is a young adult novel and I think that's a good genre for it, but this reads like an adult novel and doesn't shy away from some really hard topics.
Sabaa Tahir's writing is beautiful and a joy to read. Even as I was getting angrier and angrier while reading, I appreciated her craft and style. As a few others have mentioned in their reviews, I'm thankful the last chapter of this book ended the way it did. There was too much anger built up for it to not resolve the way it did (otherwise I would have been in a serious book slump/depression for a while). Altogether emotional and heartbreaking, I think All My Rage is a book everyone should read, regardless of age.
Sabaa Tahir's writing is beautiful and a joy to read. Even as I was getting angrier and angrier while reading, I appreciated her craft and style. As a few others have mentioned in their reviews, I'm thankful the last chapter of this book ended the way it did. There was too much anger built up for it to not resolve the way it did (otherwise I would have been in a serious book slump/depression for a while). Altogether emotional and heartbreaking, I think All My Rage is a book everyone should read, regardless of age.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Islamophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault