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drridareads's review against another edition
5.0
Edit:
It is times like these that I'm reminded of how powerful this book is. I don't know about you but I need to read more books by black writers (I've only read a few) and support them. In case you still haven't picked up this book now is the time. Read all kinds of books by black writers not just those about racial injustice.
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?
Remember staying neutral means you have chosen the side of the oppressors. Listen to black people. Support their businesses and books etc. Don't act like you're a saviour by doing the normal. Don't talk like "what about them" Palestinians etc. Saying black lives matter does not negate any other lives worth. When talking about Palestinians you don't bring up black people either. If you're white don't compare your problems to racial injustice and say it happens to you too. In fact if you do something like that you're racist and fuck you stay away. Speak against any racist comments you see and stop them. Growing up South Asian a lot of us were taught in colourism and racism. Speak against it. Sign petitions, protest and donate if you can. Remember their names and don't let them become hashtags. Actively be Anti Racist. No kid deserves to be afraid that they'd be shot by cops while being innocent. No black parents deserve to give that kind of The talk to their children. Enough is enough. It's literally the 21st century and somehow white supremacists are still free to commit murder be accomplices and go absolutely free.
To black friends seeing this:
“Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Be the roses that grow in the concrete.”
Black lives matter. Not just now. They've always mattered. They'll always matter. So remember this even if the media forgets it.
'The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody'
__________________
people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that one time when it ends right.
Maybe this can be it.
There are a few books that you remember for the rest of your of your life. This is one of them.
I did primary school from London. I honestly don't think I ever felt left out, there were people of every colour including mine. But there were a few kids that called people of my colour "freshies" but I didn't think it was such a big deal. Now that I think of of it, I find it weird that even kids in primary school used this word to discriminate people of my colour for our culture, accents etc.
I honestly can't say anything about this book that hasn't been said. But believe me this book is so worth the hype.
One of my favourite parts of this book was the family dynamics. Don't you just hate it when parents don't say much in YA books. This book has realistic parents.
This book is beautiful and everyone needs to read it
It is times like these that I'm reminded of how powerful this book is. I don't know about you but I need to read more books by black writers (I've only read a few) and support them. In case you still haven't picked up this book now is the time. Read all kinds of books by black writers not just those about racial injustice.
What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?
Remember staying neutral means you have chosen the side of the oppressors. Listen to black people. Support their businesses and books etc. Don't act like you're a saviour by doing the normal. Don't talk like "what about them" Palestinians etc. Saying black lives matter does not negate any other lives worth. When talking about Palestinians you don't bring up black people either. If you're white don't compare your problems to racial injustice and say it happens to you too. In fact if you do something like that you're racist and fuck you stay away. Speak against any racist comments you see and stop them. Growing up South Asian a lot of us were taught in colourism and racism. Speak against it. Sign petitions, protest and donate if you can. Remember their names and don't let them become hashtags. Actively be Anti Racist. No kid deserves to be afraid that they'd be shot by cops while being innocent. No black parents deserve to give that kind of The talk to their children. Enough is enough. It's literally the 21st century and somehow white supremacists are still free to commit murder be accomplices and go absolutely free.
To black friends seeing this:
“Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Be the roses that grow in the concrete.”
Black lives matter. Not just now. They've always mattered. They'll always matter. So remember this even if the media forgets it.
'The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody'
__________________
people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that one time when it ends right.
Maybe this can be it.
There are a few books that you remember for the rest of your of your life. This is one of them.
I did primary school from London. I honestly don't think I ever felt left out, there were people of every colour including mine. But there were a few kids that called people of my colour "freshies" but I didn't think it was such a big deal. Now that I think of of it, I find it weird that even kids in primary school used this word to discriminate people of my colour for our culture, accents etc.
I honestly can't say anything about this book that hasn't been said. But believe me this book is so worth the hype.
One of my favourite parts of this book was the family dynamics. Don't you just hate it when parents don't say much in YA books. This book has realistic parents.
This book is beautiful and everyone needs to read it
renalawrence's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Oh man, this book had my heart completely ripped open.
It’s a story we have, in some sense, all heard through the media but without the true understanding of the victims whose lives are ended and affected by the blatant racism and police brutality that plagues our society, it’s hard to truly grasp the cascade effects of our blind bias and racism.
These characters and their conversations - and especially the inner dialogue of our MC - brought to the surface so many of my own biases and beliefs that continue to uphold racism and all that it destroys.
So glad I read it.
Would recommend to anyone and everyone.
My first five star read this year.
It’s a story we have, in some sense, all heard through the media but without the true understanding of the victims whose lives are ended and affected by the blatant racism and police brutality that plagues our society, it’s hard to truly grasp the cascade effects of our blind bias and racism.
These characters and their conversations - and especially the inner dialogue of our MC - brought to the surface so many of my own biases and beliefs that continue to uphold racism and all that it destroys.
So glad I read it.
Would recommend to anyone and everyone.
My first five star read this year.
seraphiina's review against another edition
5.0
There are not enough words in the dictionary for just how much I loved this book.
As a young adult, coming-of-age story, it is magnificent. The biggest strength of this book is how real it feels. If I didn't know better, I would have thought it was a biography instead!
Starr is a protagonist that actually feels like a teenager (which is no small accomplishment). She is strong, she is authentic, yet she has her insecurities. Her flaws. Her internal struggles. Her family is truly one of the best I've seen in the genre- one of those fictional families where you regret that you don't know them in person, because you just find yourself loving them so much. I find many YA books struggle with writing parents, either making them unrealistically cruel or so supportive that it almost seems too much. But "The Hate U Give" manages to find the perfect balance in between. The family members are not perfect, they have their petty arguments with each other, but they grow, they learn and they forgive.
Yet this is not just your run-off-the-mill young adult novel. It is also a piece of social commentary and political criticism and I believe it does so extremely well. It teaches a rough lesson, one that may be painful to take in, particularly as a white person who have not experienced racism first-hand. Yet it does so without being preachy. It handles matters of prejudice, police brutality, internalized racism and systematic injustice so incredibly well.
I definitely recommend this book to everyone, but especially for teens who are looking to educate themselves in the aforementioned topics.
As a young adult, coming-of-age story, it is magnificent. The biggest strength of this book is how real it feels. If I didn't know better, I would have thought it was a biography instead!
Starr is a protagonist that actually feels like a teenager (which is no small accomplishment). She is strong, she is authentic, yet she has her insecurities. Her flaws. Her internal struggles. Her family is truly one of the best I've seen in the genre- one of those fictional families where you regret that you don't know them in person, because you just find yourself loving them so much. I find many YA books struggle with writing parents, either making them unrealistically cruel or so supportive that it almost seems too much. But "The Hate U Give" manages to find the perfect balance in between. The family members are not perfect, they have their petty arguments with each other, but they grow, they learn and they forgive.
Yet this is not just your run-off-the-mill young adult novel. It is also a piece of social commentary and political criticism and I believe it does so extremely well. It teaches a rough lesson, one that may be painful to take in, particularly as a white person who have not experienced racism first-hand. Yet it does so without being preachy. It handles matters of prejudice, police brutality, internalized racism and systematic injustice so incredibly well.
I definitely recommend this book to everyone, but especially for teens who are looking to educate themselves in the aforementioned topics.
lanadelrat's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
madiganinwonderland's review against another edition
5.0
I finished this a week ago and I still can't find the right words to express my feelings about this book, but I'm going to give it a shot.
I wasn't too sure I was going to like this book, purely because it was extremely hyped, and I was worried it fell into the wrongfully hyped book sensation, but it didn't.
This book was heartbreaking, exciting, hilarious, complex, challenging, smart, thought provoking, powerful, impactful, I could sit here and go on forever.
Starr is an amazing character to read as. She's such a great character in general. Her character development in this book made it 100x more enjoyable and powerful to read. She's not perfect, she's not all-knowing, she doesn't even always make the smartest of decisions. And for all these reasons, I love her even more. She's just a teenager and you can actually see that. She's not a 24 year old in a YA novel too mature for everyone. She has real problems and real struggles and she's just incredibly real. I felt like I knew her, like we were best friends.
Maverick, (sp? I listened on audio) Starr's father, has got to be one of my top characters from books, film, anything of all time. He's so wonderful. He's just full of love and is smart and cares so deeply for his family, but is by no means perfect and this book never shies away to tell the reader of the mistakes he's made. It makes him feel so incredibly alive and I can't believe how much he actually reminds me of my father. He's a big teddy bear for me, but if someone dares come near me, he'll end them if need be. I felt like I was actually hearing my father talk to me and it made me feel like this book was like coming home.
About the shooting -- I just....I don't even know what to say about all of this. It's amazing how much I can go on about all the other aspects of the book, despite how deeply they go into details about the shooting all throughout the book (a wonderful sign of how complex and just wonderfully personal and powerful this book is). The after effects of the shooting are just...incredible. There's no other word for it. It's incredibly infuriating, even before you know the ending. I'm embarrassed to say I didn't always stop to consider how much the media might twist stories like this. The public hears "a black drug dealer possibly with a gun," and immediately begins to accept the rationalizations and excuses that begin to form as to why he lost his life. And it leaves people's minds before you know it. It's sickening now to think about. This story was not satisfying. You don't get to walk away from this book feeling comforted or fulfilled, and you shouldn't. These real people, children, don't get satisfaction, justice, peace, and neither should the rest of America until we actually start to do literally anything about this. We don't even bother looking into this, into why these victim's communities end up rioting in the streets over something like this. I doubt many people would find the motivation to riot against the police shooting of their drug dealer. These people were PEOPLE, not faces on TV or Facebook. This part of the book is so infuriating and literally every person needs to read about it and understand it and feel it the way you do with Starr.
It only took me 12 days to read this, but I already miss it. I'll definitely be rereading this in the future. This has easily become one of my favorite books of all time and I can't recommend it to enough people.
If you only take away one thing from me, I say this is completely worthy of all the hype it's getting. It deserved the two awards it got from this very site alone, plus all the other praise it's getting. The cast list for the movie family is perfection and I'm so very excited to see it. Please, if you're hesitant at all about whether to read this, DON'T KEEP WAITING. GO PICK IT UP RIGHT NOW AND DON'T PUT IT DOWN.
I wasn't too sure I was going to like this book, purely because it was extremely hyped, and I was worried it fell into the wrongfully hyped book sensation, but it didn't.
This book was heartbreaking, exciting, hilarious, complex, challenging, smart, thought provoking, powerful, impactful, I could sit here and go on forever.
Starr is an amazing character to read as. She's such a great character in general. Her character development in this book made it 100x more enjoyable and powerful to read. She's not perfect, she's not all-knowing, she doesn't even always make the smartest of decisions. And for all these reasons, I love her even more. She's just a teenager and you can actually see that. She's not a 24 year old in a YA novel too mature for everyone. She has real problems and real struggles and she's just incredibly real. I felt like I knew her, like we were best friends.
Maverick, (sp? I listened on audio) Starr's father, has got to be one of my top characters from books, film, anything of all time. He's so wonderful. He's just full of love and is smart and cares so deeply for his family, but is by no means perfect and this book never shies away to tell the reader of the mistakes he's made. It makes him feel so incredibly alive and I can't believe how much he actually reminds me of my father. He's a big teddy bear for me, but if someone dares come near me, he'll end them if need be. I felt like I was actually hearing my father talk to me and it made me feel like this book was like coming home.
Spoiler
For those like two lines towards the end, where Starr talks of trying to imagine a world without her father when she wasn't sure if he'd been shot, those couple of lines made my heart drop. I was so invested in this book and especially these two characters that this book made my heart sink into my stomach. Coming from someone who hardly ever has cried and is basically stone cold in a book, that's saying a lot.Spoiler
Chris, Starr's boyfriend, was a character I was not expecting to like. I'm very skeptical of boyfriends in YA books now because I feel like too often they end up being the source of trouble later on in the book, and it's not worth liking them only to get more pissed off when they fuck over our main character, but I was very pleasantly surprised to see how good of a first boyfriend he was for Starr. It's refreshing.About the shooting -- I just....I don't even know what to say about all of this. It's amazing how much I can go on about all the other aspects of the book, despite how deeply they go into details about the shooting all throughout the book (a wonderful sign of how complex and just wonderfully personal and powerful this book is).
Spoiler
Khalil was in this book for basically all of ten minutes, and before you know it he's leaving a deep scar on our main character and ourselves. And yet, you feel like you know him just as much as the others the more the book goes on. After knowing about his love for Starr, his mother, the truth behind his being a "drug dealer" and stuff, upon rereading I feel as if I'll have more of a chance of crying now that I know that happens because I know him now. It's incredibly heartbreaking either way, but knowing him just makes it so much harder to read about.It only took me 12 days to read this, but I already miss it. I'll definitely be rereading this in the future. This has easily become one of my favorite books of all time and I can't recommend it to enough people.
If you only take away one thing from me, I say this is completely worthy of all the hype it's getting. It deserved the two awards it got from this very site alone, plus all the other praise it's getting. The cast list for the movie family is perfection and I'm so very excited to see it. Please, if you're hesitant at all about whether to read this, DON'T KEEP WAITING. GO PICK IT UP RIGHT NOW AND DON'T PUT IT DOWN.
chrystalo's review against another edition
4.0
Don't get me wrong: this is a good book and I feel like it should be read. I guess I just feel like there was more here that wasn't done, and could have been done so beautifully. It relates personally to me on many levels, but it doesn't hit all the emotional high and low notes I expected. Honestly, I think it was a little safe at times, when it could have been bold. And maybe that's how the book remains accessible. But especially reading this after "Another Brooklyn", and having it be recommended to me by so many people, it fell a bit flat. But again, this is a good YA book that should be read. It still says a lot, and can maybe bring some personal investment to an issue that often feels too controversial to approach in literature
hufflepuffs_read_too's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.75
allie_katrina's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
magikspells's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book a lot. I know it made a pretty big debut this year, but I think it's important for more people to pick it up and maybe look at the world through a different point of view for a little bit. This is a book that makes you think.