Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

124 reviews

gamora_zen1's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Child abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

ellawhen's review against another edition

Too many sex references/jokes for my comfort, but a good book otherwise from what I read of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Drug use, Cursing, Racism, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, and Sexual content

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book.  There is way too much language, I realize the author is being authentic to the location, but it still bothers me.   The story moves at a good pace, and the author is keeping me interested enough to continue despite the language.  

While I agree that police brutality and racism are subjects that should be addressed in our country, I feel the author is taking it to the extreme. Whether intentionally or not, the author villainizes all non-minority Caucasians (especially cops and rich white females) and spreads the idea of “White guilt” and Systematic Racism.   She does mention the high crime in the area by black individuals, but passes it off as a result of past black oppression and the members of the community not having a choice in their actions.  There is always a choice, sometimes it is a hard choice, but there is always a choice.  No one is responsible for another person's actions. I realize that it is more complicated than that…but there is always a choice.

Also, the main character is a bit racist herself,  she behaves differently with her white friends than her black friends because she assumes she can’t be herself without judgment.  She didn’t even give the “white” friends a chance to get to know her true self because she “assumes” that people at the school would not like “Ghetto” Starr.   Isn’t assuming that someone will automatically have a racist judgmental attitude toward you, based on the sole fact that the person is born with white skin racist in itself?  That being said, I do understand the fear the character has after witnessing two murders and as a result becoming a target by both the black and white populations in the area.  I would definitely have PTSD after something like that and the actions of the character are consistent with that fear.  Like I said, I have mixed feelings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual content

teatimetropes's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

ringamboa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

atalea's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Grief and Infidelity

michellezezhang's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Death

Minor: Drug abuse

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is one of the essential reads for every teenager (and adult too) in my opinion.

This book shows in a great way how the situation of systematic racism is in many modern communities today, and that the fight for equal rights is still far from over. 

Would recommend for everyone in need of some inpiration to stand up for yourself and others, even though it feels like there is no end to the fight. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Addiction

jillkaarlela'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A MUST READ. I loved reading this, because I really need to become more educated on the reality of the black experience in America. I love this raw look at the effects of police brutality and how that injustice affects so many lives. I highly recommend this book to everyone, it is a must read. I want to read more books by this author and books similar to this to really educate myself about how messed up the system really is. It was such a great explanation, of THUGLIFE acronym, and it is so true. The system is stacked against minorities and brings in and exacerbates the problem. This whole book made me realize just how privileged I am, and made me want to scream, I was so angry at the injustices in the book. I am so privileged to not have lived through or experienced something like this first hand. It was so eye opening. Anyways, loved this so much. 
 
I really liked the movie, but it absolutely does not do this book justice. This book is just phenomenal. I understand why they left some parts out, because if it really were to do the book justice, the movie would be like 3 hours long. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Police brutality