Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

281 reviews

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

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

Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

isadoramartha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Powerful and emotional. White people will never know what black people go through, but this book helps understand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence

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: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Violence, and Toxic friendship

lesliewilleford's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

itsradsmads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

rabbit_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

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

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

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: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

aims122's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

I finished this book years ago, by that I don't remember which year, so my memory of this book is not the best. But I do know, that I would definitely recommend this book, it was such an emotional read that I remember it quite fondly. Overall, from what I remember of the story, is that it has a strong message of treating people equally and giving everyone a chance. This is an important message that was presented in a way that was quite graceful while also being powerful at the same time. We all deserve a chance to live a peaceful life and not to be held down by some negative stereotype that really shouldn't exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racism, and Violence