Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

135 reviews

georgiesutton's review against another edition

4.5

I absolutely raced through this. I laughed and cried, with and for the characters. 
I really believed Starr was a teenager and I found it funny how Tumblr is her world because that was so me. 
This story is about so many real people and anger and pain and suffering. It gives humanity to names on the news because no one deserves to die because of their skin or who they are and what they have done. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Vomit

sarahkinney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Violence, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Blood

flopalf's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad

• 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: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Drug use

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark 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

There isn’t anything that I can say to do this justice. An absolute must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Murder, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Infidelity, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

sarahohara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

rachel1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

flysick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Racism

lizziertaft's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

This book was lent to me by my good friend Bailey and I loved it!!! It is chilling, cruel and unacceptable to know that police brutality was and still is very much a problem that needs to be dealt with. These families and communities should never be forced to go this far just to be seen, heard and justified. Starr knew grief, trauma and loss far too young. She is one of many. “Sometimes you can do everything right and things still go wrong; the key is to never stop doing right.” An inspiring quote Starr’s mother often shared with her. They shouldn’t have to repeat this to themselves as often as they do. Black Lives Matter and it’s about fucking time we as a society start treating them like they do. Justice for Oscar Grant. Justice for Trayvon Martin. Justice for Tamir Rice. Justice for them all. No freedom until we are ALL equal, respected and free. I will continue to use my voice to demand this change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

elizaxa's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Violence, Racism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Murder

gamora_zen1's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Child abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders