Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

102 reviews

sundayfever's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Really excellent. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

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, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

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

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

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

sparkling_llama's review against another edition

emotional 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: Grief, Racism, Child death, Blood, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Physical abuse and Drug abuse

florenceassetto's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.25

i won't lie, i HATE reading a digital book so my reading experience was somewhat different than i would have liked it to be but this book is, was, and will continue to be incredibly powerful! i will always always always value an honest depiction of race and what it feels like to be a black girl in a pwi and the plight of starr and khalil is so emotional i just felt so connected to the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Drug abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Addiction, Child death, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

milele23's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Violence

helhas3letters's review against another edition

emotional funny informative 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Vomit, Slavery, and Blood

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very interesting read

The only thing that icked me was the YA-ess of it, -sometimes it was a bit cringy- and the very subtle misogyny against Iesa (slut-shaming) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny and Vomit

bookish_bry's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.75

This was a very well written book. Beyond just the subject matter being important, it was really well written. The characters were all well devolved and interesting. I loved the family dynamic in it. I'd like to read more from the author at some point.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

matcha_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

I recommend listening to the audio book, Bahini Turpin is a fantastic narrator. She's able to capture the feelings of Starr so well. 

THUG LIFE = the hate u give little infants fu**s everyone

Book itself is phenomenal, wish I read it earlier. Even though it was written in 2017 everything still applies, just change out some of the slang and this could have happened last week. It grapples with such heavy topics (police brutality against an unarmed black teenager, gangs, domestic abuse, getting out of the hood, etc.) in a way that young adults can relate to and understand. The adults in Starr's life are exceptional role models they teach compassion, responsibility toward family & community, and how to stand up for what's right. 

I highly recommend reading The Hate U Give, and will be reading her other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Physical abuse