Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

182 reviews

katie0528's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

I was living in the Twin Cities during the George Floyd riots in 2020. While my Saint Paul neighborhood only had minor upset compared to Minneapolis, I still remember watching the national guard roll in on tv with tear gas and riot shields. I remember seeing the ashes of a neighborhood pharmacy and a strip mall, the broken windows of so many buildings. Thomas really captures the rage and fear of those moments after her main character Star, watches her 16 year old friend Khalil get gunned down by a white police officer mistakes a hairbrush for a gun. It is a beautiful and painful story about love and loss and racial tension, and what happens when affluent white police officers patrol areas they don't understand and how racial bias leads to violence again and again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

alexefontaine's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

4.25

Une lecture essentielle sur des sujets sensibles, mais au combien importants. 

La plume de l'autrice est juste, vrai et extrêmement puissante. La version audio est extrêmement bien livrée et la performance est poignante. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

carina_dreamer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Vomit

eggfartz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Classism

miri42's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic friendship

matidareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Police brutality

greeeer_e_rutt's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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: Child death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

kbifolck's review against another edition

dark emotional 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, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This book is incredible—timely, complex, doesn’t flinch. Amazing. Looking forward to reading more from Garden Heights and Angie Thomas ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

robotnik's review against another edition

inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

The Hate U Give has been sitting on my kindle for a good few years now. It was one of the oldest books I had on there. I bought it when I was in the middle of something else and so I just never got back to it. I've been making an effort to try and read some of the older stuff I have instead of constantly getting new things like a hoarder, so I finally took the plunge and read it. 

And damn, it was worth it. While it took me a few days to get through, every time I sat down with it, it felt like I was reading long sections and powering through it because I just wanted to know what was happening next while also worrying about what might possibly happen. 

This book is powerful. There's no other way to say it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Racism