Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

130 reviews

bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

I’m a million years late to reading this one, and I’m glad I finally did. YA and I don’t often get along these days, but wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Racism, and Toxic friendship

jessltrueman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

joey1914's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Gun violence, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sinbooks's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

afion's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity

sara_bera's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

androvoid_ley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Definitely a must-read. To be honest, I started reading the book some time in 2021 and it kinda put me in a reading slump despite the fact that I loved the book. I picked it back up a few days ago and flew through the last half. 
This book helped me, a white European, understand the struggles of POC in the US a little more. It also gave me hope that things will change and will get better someday. 

Starr's struggles to speak out on certain things, finding the courage and also power in fighting for her people, friends and family, sort of reminds me of myself a few years ago and still a little bit now. When she realized that she cannot change who she is or where she's from but she can change something about how people like her get treated by police and government etc., it made me pretty emotional ngl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction

sarahkinney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Violence, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Blood

meliemelo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

 An important read, where fiction interesects with reality to deliver a powerful message. Not only that, but it's well written, with a good balance given to the various struggles in Starr's life, and interesting background characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark 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

There isn’t anything that I can say to do this justice. An absolute must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Murder, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Infidelity, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use