Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

124 reviews

storiesbyalexis's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It was great! The audiobook is very immersive and I really enjoyed this journey of a young teenage Black girl realizing her voice and it’s humanization of Black communities. It definitely challenges the way I think about the place(s) I come from as a Black girl. I also  appreciated having a mostly Black cast of characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Grief, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Addiction

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

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

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

macaroniapie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Cursing

nele_zsl's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I thought it to be a little difficult to get into during the first few pages, just because of the obvious references to the time around 2016, but other than that I couldn't put it down. Read it all in one day when I should've been studying for my final instead. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Drug use

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

sly_fox's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old black girl, who attends a party in her neighbourhood, Garden Heights, which is dominated by two rival gangs, the King Lords and the Garden Disciples. Although Starr lives in Garden Heights she goes to a posh school near her uncle Carlos called Williamson prep. During the party, she meets her childhood friend, Khalil Harris. However, a gang shooting interrupts the party and Khalil offers to take Starr home. Shortly afterwards, they are pulled over by a white police officer. Khalil questions the reason for the stop and the officer orders him to get out of the car and to not move. However, Khalil opened the door because he was concerned for Starr. The police officer shoots Khalil and murders him. He did this because he thought that Kahlil was a drug dealer and ‘up to no good’. Starr fears that Khalil will not get the justice he deserves because he was black and the officer was white. At this point Starr is still too scared to even post something about it on social media. At Khalil 's funeral, a lawyer and activist named April Ofrah confirms Starr's concern, announcing that the police would not take legal action against the officer. Starr blames herself for the police's uselessness. Later that week, whilst at home, Starr's dad explains his interpretation of the rapper Tupac’s phrase "Thug Life" which supposedly stands for ‘The Hate U Give Little Infants F*ks everyone’ to Starr. He believes that Thug Life describes a system designed against black societies. It is only by speaking openly that black communities will begin to break the cycle. The book shows how at the beginning Starr is scared to stand up for what is right and is quite shy. However, by the end of the novel she finds herself on television and helping to organise protests for Kahlil, going against the social norms of her neighbourhood.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Racism, Bullying, and Grief

rachel1's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

bebidocrimes'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? It's complicated

4.0

I have got to be more careful with grief-heavy books. I know I'm behind the trend with this one, but it is still as relevant as ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gun violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Racism, and Violence