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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

105 reviews

storiesbyalexis's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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? No

4.5

It was great! The audiobook is very immersive and I really enjoyed this journey of a young teenage Black girl realizing her voice and it’s humanization of Black communities. It definitely challenges the way I think about the place(s) I come from as a Black girl. I also  appreciated having a mostly Black cast of characters. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Addiction

rebriley95's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

Really great story about racism and discrimination. Gave a good perspective of what it is like living in low income communities and police brutality. I found the dialogue to be realistic for the viewpoint of a 16 year old girl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and Racism

jessltrueman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

cathgrin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Murder, and Racism

sinbooks's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad 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: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

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

_anniereads_'s review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Hate U Give is a story told through the eyes of 16 year old Starr, who experiences police brutality, inequality and racism in various forms throughout the book. After witnessing

the horrible death of her childhood friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer, we follow Starr as she builds up the courage to speak up about what happened and show how Khalil's death

was unfair and the result of a system designed to persecute and oppress people of colour. As she faces racist comments from her closest friends as well as the media manipulating the true story of what happened

the night her friend was killed

,Starr begins to realise that she has to take action to  stop more of these events from occurring in the future.

I loved this book, not only because of how it tackled incredibly important topics such as racism and police brutality, but also because of how real the characters felt and how you began to care for them just as much as Starr did. It also shows the effect of what racism has on Starr and how much it has drastically changed her life and forced her to experience and see terrible things that she didn’t deserve to. Although it is uncomfortable to read at times, it tells you a very honest and meaningful message. It is an extremely relevant and thought provoking book and I would definitely recommend reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Child death and Drug use

Minor: Bullying and Blood

bobisthecoolest's review against another edition

reflective 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

4.25

I usually don’t like it when I have to read a book for school. I was also pretty confused when the first book I had to read for my uni degree was a YA book. 

However, this is a great book. The characters feel so real and unfortunately this story does too. This is not a happy or a nice book, but it is a necessary book. I think everyone should read this at least once. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse

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

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