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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

140 reviews

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

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Grief, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse and Infidelity

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book.  There is way too much language, I realize the author is being authentic to the location, but it still bothers me.   The story moves at a good pace, and the author is keeping me interested enough to continue despite the language.  

While I agree that police brutality and racism are subjects that should be addressed in our country, I feel the author is taking it to the extreme. Whether intentionally or not, the author villainizes all non-minority Caucasians (especially cops and rich white females) and spreads the idea of “White guilt” and Systematic Racism.   She does mention the high crime in the area by black individuals, but passes it off as a result of past black oppression and the members of the community not having a choice in their actions.  There is always a choice, sometimes it is a hard choice, but there is always a choice.  No one is responsible for another person's actions. I realize that it is more complicated than that…but there is always a choice.

Also, the main character is a bit racist herself,  she behaves differently with her white friends than her black friends because she assumes she can’t be herself without judgment.  She didn’t even give the “white” friends a chance to get to know her true self because she “assumes” that people at the school would not like “Ghetto” Starr.   Isn’t assuming that someone will automatically have a racist judgmental attitude toward you, based on the sole fact that the person is born with white skin racist in itself?  That being said, I do understand the fear the character has after witnessing two murders and as a result becoming a target by both the black and white populations in the area.  I would definitely have PTSD after something like that and the actions of the character are consistent with that fear.  Like I said, I have mixed feelings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

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

Minor: Sexual content

the_savannahhumphrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism

tigger89's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I came late to this book. It was on my TBR since publication, but it never crossed my path when I had a gap in the reading queue. Now that it finally did, it almost feels too late? There's things to learn from it for sure, but I feel that in a post-Floyd world either we already know them or we're not interested in knowing them. But if for whatever reason someone does want to learn, this is a good, empathetic overview of many of the issues at play.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse

amyflorence's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse