Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

51 reviews

a_novi's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.0

This book is emotional and extremely relevant. As someone who has PTSD and personal trauma regarding violent trauma and police I found this book extremely relatable in many ways. The way the author describes grief and trauma and how flashbacks of traumatic events can sneak into your thoughts during normal life, the way that

the funeral for Khalil and the visions of him bleeding in the street, visions of Natasha’s body dropping after being shot, the nightmares, all of it

is all very accurate and can definitely be very triggering. I recommend this book for people who have trauma with police but please just be aware that it can be very triggering, I also recommend this book for anyone that has trouble understanding why people don’t trust the police, fear them, or even hate them, because this book could be very eye opening for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

boringbryan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

YA is not my jam, but i loved this book. It was entertaining and impactful to me. I see myself in this book as one a background character. The visceral description of the main character's experience has helped me see where I have gaps in my empathy. I'm putting Thomas's other books on my "to-read" list for the next time I take a break from my Sci-fi books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

heathermcc54321's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I decided to read this one when the local school board took it out of the curriculum. Really powerful stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mayo_confessionary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

sparklefarm's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Superb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Classism

dreezy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol

aely's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Alcohol

ejthephoenix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is SOOOOOO AMAZING! I've been wanting to read this for a while and finally got to for a school project. This book can be related to and read by people of all types. It uses the N-word a few times as well as some cuss words, but it's not super bad. It's also a super heart-breaking story about a young girl who struggles with the death of her friend, police brutality, gang violence, relationships, and her identity around specific people. She feels like she can't always be her true self around certain people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

demetrius_bennett's review against another edition

emotional informative tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

teneke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism