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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

145 reviews

skatie8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.25

Been so long since I've read YA and wow i love teen girls!! Wish there were books like this when I was a teen (maybe there were and I just wasnt reading them).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Violence, Drug use, and Physical abuse

hairynigga365's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I like the N!ggas and I touch little kids under 9 😍🙈💀💀🗿🗣🖤✨🤡💩💨💦🖕🗣🗣🍌🍉🍑🍆🍒💫💢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Body shaming, Death, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Torture, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Slavery, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Homophobia, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Terminal illness, War, Vomit, and Antisemitism

Moderate: War

Minor: Antisemitism

They get butt naked

kriskelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

trashgobby's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Police brutality

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Emotional abuse

beebowbabe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Gun violence, Cursing, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

7_nicole_7'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

jholdam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Racial slurs

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