Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

174 reviews

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

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

lisaarnsdorf'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

5.0

I LOVED this book! I really wanted to read it, and I was also nervous about tackling the content. But once I picked it up, It was obvious that I had no reason to be nervous. Thomas was masterful at telling this story. Yes, it's a tough one and yes it made me think a lot about my own biases. But I was able to consider all of the impacts of Khalil's death through Starr's eyes and walk the journey with her. I didn't have to wear my "parent hat" while reading, thinking about what it would be like to have a child go through this. I could be the child and be solely involved in my own reactions. 

One of the best things this book did for me was to truly reframe all of the deaths at the hands of police and see the LIVES of the Black men and women, not just their deaths. It gave me language for what to say to people who argue that there was some justification for a police killing. 

And there were plenty of things that made me laugh! I loved Thomas's references to Harry Potter. Starr wasn't just a witness to a police shooting, she was also a regular teenager experiencing the ups and downs of friendships, family, love, and life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

mariciel0's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Police brutality

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

akrafi's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Drug use, Cursing, Blood, Gun violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

bailey63's review against another edition

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, Grief, and Police brutality

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

g_books2022's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

baileyjanetee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Blood

lizjellig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse

plainpaige's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Just a terrific book, I couldn't put it down. A very accessible read, and good insight to the reasons behind a lot of major societal issues, like police violence against marginalized people, the existence of gangs, the illegal drug trade, and more. Non-Black North Americans of all ages would surely benefit from reading this book, and hopefully grow some empathy and understanding from hearing the viewpoint of people that is underrepresented in the mainstream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Death, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Racism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Hate crime, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Medical content

chaos_animates's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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