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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

172 reviews

kerrygetsliterary's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Classism, Alcohol, Child death, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity

normandie77's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

A must read.  The story is powerful, the writing is suburb, and the character development is perfection.  I cried, I laughed, and I fell in love with this American family and how they support each other through tragedy.  

 It is incredibly relevent to what is occurring in our country and the impact of systemic racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction and Child death

jenijenocide's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

mysafe_place's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

I can definitely say that this book has had an enormous impact on me. It talks about police violence against black people, which I was always aware of and which I always found to be malicious, cruel and simply not acceptable (like any other human being). But I have realised,  thanks to this book, that being aware of it and actually knowing what it is and what it causes is something fundamentally different. 
Losing loved ones, them being killed even though they did nothing wrong, rasicm in all kinds of forms, the stories of black people who have to endure all of that and more, it is simply astonishing how Angie Thomas brought all of that together in one book. It is so informativ yet emotional at the same time and it expands your horizon.
Besides that, Angie Thomas provides us with various different perspectives on this important topic whilst developing these characters in such a good way (especially the main protagonist,  Starr).  I also loved the way that all names had some special meaning behind it. 
All in all a great book about a topic which we have to talk about. I definitely recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood and Bullying

beatle426's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, and Gun violence

jholdam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Racial slurs

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

lshorner'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was absolutely amazing and so well written. I want to read it over and over again! Sooooooooo good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gore, Child death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, and Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse and Vomit

There is a scene where arson is committed. There are also drug additions and liquor addictions.

things100's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

This was an amazing book, I’m so glad I finally read this but this book also caused me so much anger and pain at what the main character had to experience

and how in the end the cop that murdered her friend was never found guilty

anyway this was an amazing book even tho it made me cry and I recommend everyone read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

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