Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

334 reviews

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

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

alex04's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death, Racism, and Police brutality

joisaddler'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Grief

coldintro's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

miuku's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Racism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Racism, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

noova__noova's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

aikoorlaith12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad 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: Death, Racism, and Toxic friendship