Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Viha jonka kylvät by Angie Thomas

80 reviews

purrfectly's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

alissa_m's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

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

ellenreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

The more I reflect on it, the more masterful I feel Thomas's characters are. The inner monologue of Starr navigates daily and systemic racism in ways that shed light for both sides to empathize and learn. Timely and instructive. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

confusedmuse's review against another edition

emotional 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

februaryfriday's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative 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? Yes

this is a book i would recommend to anyone. it’s something you just need to have read at some point.

i’ve been wanting to read this forever and i’m glad i finally got to it.
i’m usually someone who likes “feel-good books” and the hate u give definitely does not fit that category. on the contrary, it actually confronts you with uncomfortable, devastating truths. not “feel-good” at all. 
nevertheless, that does not make it any better or worse. making you happy or giving you an escape is not the point of this book; facing the reality of real issues, such as racism and police violence, is. 
it’s just as important, if not even more, as the escapism a “feel-good” book would give you. sometimes you have to take in all the frustration, anger and devastation these characters face, because that is what real people face every day. this book shows you the ugly truth and it does so in a very grounding, accessible and thought provoking way i appreciate a lot.

i usually rate books according to my enjoyment. however, in this case, i have a hard time due to what i mentioned before: this book made me frustrated and sad. but because it was supposed to, not because it was bad in any shape or form. as a consequence, i will skip the rating on this one for now.
still, i can confidently say that i have nothing bad to say about it. it did what it was meant to do and it will definitely stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

shaunaxx's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit

oats's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

linneamorgan_14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book a lot. Starr has a great voice and I really liked the dynamic she had with her family. Her day to day problems will probably resonate with a lot of teenagers, and the story of the police shooting and its aftermath is sensitive and well-told. 

It does feel like the book is trying to do a bit too much; Starr’s relationship with her boyfriend isn't really dealt with too much and sometimes just felt like a way to shoehorn in a nice white person.

Overall I would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content