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kind_fiction's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Child death, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail
_ren's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexism
kale0_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction
corriejn's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
shoshi824's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Vomit
lola1212's review against another edition
- 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
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
sophie_the_reader_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Police brutality, Drug abuse, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Abandonment
kashrae99's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Child death, Racism, Blood, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Classism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Drug use
Minor: Slavery and Sexual content
lawbooks600's review against another edition
- 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
Score: Nine points out of ten.
The Hate U Give succeeded where other novels failed. I've read books like this before, but none were as outstanding as this one. I wanted to read this story for a while after seeing it in my recommendations, so I picked it up from a library I went to. When I finally read and finished the narrative, it was spectacular. It's the first five-star read of the year.
I liked that the author allowed me to connect to Starr more as she developed, and I appreciated all the other characters in the fictional composition. They're all realistic and complex. The author explores the themes of racism and injustice well as I could see how people can make subtle racist comments and how they can be in solidarity with each other. The climax is bittersweet as I see crowds protesting over Khalil's death, all while the police do nothing about the culprit. When I closed the final page, it never felt like I left The Hate U Give at all, since that world is, unfortunately, so similar to the one I live in, especially when there are people against injustice in real life. The sneak peek of On the Come Up immediately made me want to read it and other creations from Angie Thomas.
Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
Full trigger warnings: Death of a brother and a child in the past mentioned, murder, blood, grief and loss depiction, racism, racist slurs, gun and gang violence, physical assault and injury, hospitalisation of a person, fire, explosions, imprisonment, drug and alcohol abuse