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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

32 reviews

sstrawberry_fieldss's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer

tristinrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

rysmi's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

fiction_addiction_1994's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

TW: Racism, Cancer (mention), Gun Violence, Drugs, Domestic Abuse, Police Brutality 
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• What did I think of this book?
When you're reading books like The Hate U Give, you're reading someone's decision against silence.
This was such a heartbreakingly honest account of what is happening in America. As a white reader, the experience this story affords its readers cannot be taken for granted. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this book takes you into the heart of Garden Heights after the main character has witnessed the wrongful murder of her best friend Khalil by a police officer. I wish everyone to read this book because it shines a light on a broken system. 
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•Thoughts and Quotes:
~ " 'Pac said Thug Life stands for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants F*cks Everybody'. -p.17

~'Something to live for, Something to die for.' -p.37

~'The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen–people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice.' -p.59

~"Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right."-p.154

~'The bullhorn is as heavy as a gun.' -p.411

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer

bailey63's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

triforcefusion's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

This book was well written and decently paced. I found the author could easily swim in and out of challenging topics and into light-hearted moments with ease. I really appreciated that aspect of the book a lot. I was choked up multiple times, shed tears, and laughed out loud as I experienced the story of Starr Carter and her family. I found that the material was presented in a manner that was very accessible without overly indulging in the violence. I also appreciated the inner monologue of the main character struggling between her two selves in two different cultures. I recommend this book to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

lcverreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

every human being should read this book, it's incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer and Blood

rachel1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, and Police brutality

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Vomit

lacey_wi'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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Vomit, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

This is one of the essential reads for every teenager (and adult too) in my opinion.

This book shows in a great way how the situation of systematic racism is in many modern communities today, and that the fight for equal rights is still far from over. 

Would recommend for everyone in need of some inpiration to stand up for yourself and others, even though it feels like there is no end to the fight. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship