Member Reviews
I've looked at quite a few book club kits—I admit I'm a bit of a kit-junkie—and the kit for All My Rage is one of the most comprehensive, engaging kits I've yet seen. Book club leaders will need to be prepared to print out the PDF in full color for their meeting - preferably on a stiffer stock than regular paper so that the bookmarks hold up.
The author's letter drew me in and woke up my sense of curiosity about the story. I went from 'might be interesting' to 'this story sounds compelling' just in the span of that letter.
The spoiler warnings are sympathetic and spot on.
I love the recipes! Serving a beverage and snack lifted right out of the character's experiences is a delightful way to create a warm bond with the story.
I think this kit would be very helpful in drawing in potential readers who may be hesitant about committing to the story. I'd suggest book club leaders share the author's letter well ahead of time to help engage those readers and ensure they'll actually have the book read in time for the meeting.
I have one nitpick - it's small, but it jumped out at me immediately. The first question in the interview section, "The cover of All My Rage is stunning. What was the design process like for you, and what do you feel it reflects about the novel?" annoyed me. I personally don't find the cover stunning. It's colorful and clean-lined, and does represent the novel well, but I resented being force-fed the opinion that it is stunning. I'd suggest simply asking what the design process was like, and let the readers decide for themselves if they find the cover stunning or not.
having absolutely loved all my rage, this kit was amazing. i loved the letter from the author and the recommended reads at the end, definitely added a few to my TBR.
I have never used a book club kit before and this proved incredibly valuable.
I appreciated that it listed the trigger warnings involved in the book as I believe that people should always have that information available to them before reading.
I also really appreciated the discussion questions regarding the book. Book clubs can be a bit hard sometimes with initiating discussion and the questions provided along with the page/s they refer to is incredibly useful. It does remind me a bit like being at school and having set questions alongside the text but that isn't necessarily a bad thing and could provide a deeper insight into people's thoughts and understanding of the book.
I also love it when authors create a playlist that embodies what the book is. I just find it really amazing to see inside their head with what songs they associate with their novel.
Additionally, I appreciate the use of a recipe in this kit as I'm sure we all get curious when food is mentioned in books and we want to have it for ourselves. Alongside the bookmarks you can cut out relating to the book and some further reading recommendations!
All My Rage is one of my fave books of all time and this press kit is perfeeecttt!!
I love how it includes discussion questions that make you think more deeply about the book, recipes from Pakistan, bookmarks to use and cut and reflect on as you read the book ( I love the quotes).
The authors note was absolutely wonderful and gave more insight, and the book list was wonderful.
All in all I think that the resource is wonderful especially for young adults and high school children that can use this as part of their education in schools! We definitely need books like this in schools instead of the same old books that everyone reads that have no diversity and to be honest many contain tropes and stereotypes!
Amazing job
I found it really good to low key be inside the mind of the author as we read All My Rage. It gave a cool new perspective to our book club. We loved it!
These book club kits are so well crafted. You can tell a lot of thought was put into the content and the aesthetics. As someone who helps run a book club, I appreciate having this material to use as a preview since it includes content warnings for what is inside of the book. The recipe is a nice touch, since having a beverage at a book club is always nice.
Before I start the review, I must confess—I haven't read ALL MY RAGE but picked this kit due to the themes and I really loved the concept of the novel. So, I did flip through the discussion quotes, as I wouldn't understand them.
But nonetheless, I think this was a great book club kit! Sure it was like the other ones, but what made this one unique—according to me—was the author's note and interview, along with the recipe and link to resources. The recipes were really well-done, and as a person from South Asia, it feels like home and resources were greatly important and I'm so glad the publisher decided to include this.
Thank you for this Book Club Kit! This is a great one that features plenty of discussion questions and fun activities that would be perfect for people or book clubs reading All My Rage. It enhances the story and I highly recommend it.
the book club kit for All My Rage was filled with lots of great resources to enhance reading the book. It includes an author letter and interview, thoughtful discussion questions, an awesome playlist, and some cute bookmarks to cut out! I really loved the recipes and suggested next reads.