Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

225 reviews

radtj's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder, Child death, and Drug abuse

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Violence, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

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

itsradsmads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

ryant's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Child death, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

lucy_readsbooks13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

I can't think of a good thing to write about this book that hadn't been said before. 
I live in a country where there are not a lot of POC and to me, issues their communities face around the world are not tangible. 
This book made me smile, cry, cheer on, and swear like a sailor. It has a very approachable way of such a heavy and disgusting subject and manages to paint an exquisite portrait of people, places, and culture.
I was afraid I missed the train because I read it only in the summer of 2022, but this will definitely become a classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Racism, Hate crime, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Vomit, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

haleyshort's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

3.5

This book is written for kids and was published in 2017 - before COVID, before George Floyd, before the national uprisings that came in the summer of 2020. And before all of that work, energy, anger, and action faded in the face of complete institutional inaction. I read this as a story that I’ve been told is pretty good, but I don’t feel like I learned anything new from it. Maybe it’s because I’m older than the target audience, or because I spent my time in college reading Audre Lorde and Malcolm X and studying systems of inequality in the US. I’m white, I’m wildly privileged, I will never understand what it’s like to be one of these kids. But I won’t be quiet either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, and Domestic abuse

ernis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

I'm so glad I chose to read this book! It was eye-opening, challenging, and heart-breaking, but still easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

helhas3letters's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Vomit, Slavery, and Blood

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Very interesting read

The only thing that icked me was the YA-ess of it, -sometimes it was a bit cringy- and the very subtle misogyny against Iesa (slut-shaming) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny and Vomit