Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

134 reviews

sparkling_llama's review against another edition

emotional 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: Grief, Racism, Child death, Blood, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Physical abuse and Drug abuse

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

florenceassetto'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

4.25

i won't lie, i HATE reading a digital book so my reading experience was somewhat different than i would have liked it to be but this book is, was, and will continue to be incredibly powerful! i will always always always value an honest depiction of race and what it feels like to be a black girl in a pwi and the plight of starr and khalil is so emotional i just felt so connected to the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Drug abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Addiction, Child death, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

holly_daze_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug 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

pixelpigeon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The author does a great job of bringing her characters to life by their little mannerisms. I've not read many books where the characters felt so real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Drug 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

capacity4wonder's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Drug 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