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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

144 reviews

sophie_ellis's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Such a great book i really loved it. There were a few Pg-13 scenes but i definataly reccomend this book. Even if you dont want to read about black lives matter its still a great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Death, Child death, Alcohol, Blood, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Grief

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Racism, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

denisedup's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gun violence

therealsouls's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.5 stars

This book screams passive-aggressive.

"The Hate U Give" is unlike anything I've ever seen - it speaks of themes such as racism and police brutality, but the writing style is phenomenal and contemporary. Truly puts classics and sesquipedalian descriptions to shame.

It's about a black girl named Starr who experiences racism along with police brutality in her neighbourhood. It follows her grief, difficulties, and solutions to these problems. Oh, and she has a white boyfriend named Chris.

Despite the depressing aspects of the plot, the novel is very comedic and even light-hearted with its references and camaraderie! I haven't seen much of it in other novels, so it's definitely something new.

The characters were unique in their own ways, with archetypes such as the overprotective brother (Seven) and the annoying little brother (Sekani) featured in the novel; so you won't get bored.

The only improvement I'd suggest is to have a more fulfilling ending/denouement, because it sure left some questions unanswered at the end. Other than that, I can't find much criticism.

Angie Thomas is different. And I'm definitely coming back to her in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Violence

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

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

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

catjoelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

lucy_readsbooks13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I can't think of a good thing to write about this book that hadn't been said before. 
I live in a country where there are not a lot of POC and to me, issues their communities face around the world are not tangible. 
This book made me smile, cry, cheer on, and swear like a sailor. It has a very approachable way of such a heavy and disgusting subject and manages to paint an exquisite portrait of people, places, and culture.
I was afraid I missed the train because I read it only in the summer of 2022, but this will definitely become a classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Racism, Hate crime, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Vomit, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

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

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

jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

66brookeb's review against another edition

inspiring reflective

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

3.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, although I had troubles with the writing style at first. 

I had very high expectations for this book, and it’s not that the expectations weren’t met, it just wasn’t as good as I had expected it to be.

The message in the book is amazing, and it’s something that needs to be spread and I thing that Thomas did an amazing job with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence