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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

37 reviews

corriejn's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

Excellent and engaging novel-- handles issues like racism, police violence, poverty, gangs, drugs, incarceration, domestic violence, code switching, microaggressions, and activism as part of a nuanced story with well-developed characters, avoiding falling into cliches or wrapping everything up with a neat bow.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Classism, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Vomit, and Alcoholism

gaugedgage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Racism, Classism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Drug use

lola1212's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, and Cursing

inpalemoonlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Death, Murder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Addiction, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic friendship

jayden_chancery's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

pacifickat's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.75

The audio version of this book narrated by Bahni Turpin is masterful. I only wish I had read it sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Racism, Toxic relationship, Classism, Child abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement and Alcoholism

PTSD, guilt, shame, fear, gang violence, threats of violence

boringbryan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

YA is not my jam, but i loved this book. It was entertaining and impactful to me. I see myself in this book as one a background character. The visceral description of the main character's experience has helped me see where I have gaps in my empathy. I'm putting Thomas's other books on my "to-read" list for the next time I take a break from my Sci-fi books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Bullying, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Classism

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

dreezy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Child death, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood

milele23's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Violence