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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

227 reviews

trashboatwinter'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Murder, Police brutality, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

lisaarnsdorf's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED this book! I really wanted to read it, and I was also nervous about tackling the content. But once I picked it up, It was obvious that I had no reason to be nervous. Thomas was masterful at telling this story. Yes, it's a tough one and yes it made me think a lot about my own biases. But I was able to consider all of the impacts of Khalil's death through Starr's eyes and walk the journey with her. I didn't have to wear my "parent hat" while reading, thinking about what it would be like to have a child go through this. I could be the child and be solely involved in my own reactions. 

One of the best things this book did for me was to truly reframe all of the deaths at the hands of police and see the LIVES of the Black men and women, not just their deaths. It gave me language for what to say to people who argue that there was some justification for a police killing. 

And there were plenty of things that made me laugh! I loved Thomas's references to Harry Potter. Starr wasn't just a witness to a police shooting, she was also a regular teenager experiencing the ups and downs of friendships, family, love, and life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

nicolesbookreviews'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

akrafi's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Drug use, Cursing, Blood, Gun violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

nas704's review against another edition

challenging inspiring 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: Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, and Racism

fiction_addiction_1994's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

TW: Racism, Cancer (mention), Gun Violence, Drugs, Domestic Abuse, Police Brutality 
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• What did I think of this book?
When you're reading books like The Hate U Give, you're reading someone's decision against silence.
This was such a heartbreakingly honest account of what is happening in America. As a white reader, the experience this story affords its readers cannot be taken for granted. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this book takes you into the heart of Garden Heights after the main character has witnessed the wrongful murder of her best friend Khalil by a police officer. I wish everyone to read this book because it shines a light on a broken system. 
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•Thoughts and Quotes:
~ " 'Pac said Thug Life stands for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants F*cks Everybody'. -p.17

~'Something to live for, Something to die for.' -p.37

~'The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen–people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice.' -p.59

~"Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right."-p.154

~'The bullhorn is as heavy as a gun.' -p.411

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer

bailey63's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Classism, Alcohol, and Blood

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Police brutality, Cursing, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity

teapoweredrobot's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

I listened to this as an audiobook and chef's kiss. The story is emotional, well told, and the narrator's performance was phenomenal. I really felt like I had stepped into being Star and feeling her emotions as the story unfolded. I will never fully know or understand black people's life experiences but I hope this book was a reasonable look into a possible experience a family could have, especially surrounding a police shooting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Gun violence and Domestic abuse

courtharman's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Hate crime