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mhicks22's review against another edition
4.0
Read as a supplement to To Kill a Mockingbird. If you teach, teach this book!! Deals with controversial issues that students will relate to, but also deals with themes of bravery and identity. If you aren't a teacher, read this book anyway! Awesome perspective into the minds and lives of young people.
jenna_renna_wren's review against another edition
5.0
Something within the inked words of this book is just so… real. There truly couldn’t be a more important message - especially within an increasingly powerful genre such as YA Fiction - than realness and empathy. (Particularly when it seems that superficiality and polarization are the dual forces shaping the next generation of thinkers and readers.)
Although the topics that it extends into are broad and wide-reaching, The Hate U Give narrows in on the experiences and thoughts of a teenage girl as she navigates what it means to be human in a world that underwrites one’s humanity.
Don’t go into this book expecting elaborate language, or unrealistic twists of fate. It is raw, and powerful within its seeming simplicity. The intentional choices of the writer, such as having the protagonist encounter police brutality yet maintain an extremely close connection with her police detective uncle, constructs such masterful and meaningful conflicts.
This is a book that inspires both tears and anger, as well as comedy and hope. It is a genuine portrait of one *albeit* ordinary girl’s extraordinary reconciliation with the complex meanings of race, home, love and voice.
Although the topics that it extends into are broad and wide-reaching, The Hate U Give narrows in on the experiences and thoughts of a teenage girl as she navigates what it means to be human in a world that underwrites one’s humanity.
Don’t go into this book expecting elaborate language, or unrealistic twists of fate. It is raw, and powerful within its seeming simplicity. The intentional choices of the writer, such as having the protagonist encounter police brutality yet maintain an extremely close connection with her police detective uncle, constructs such masterful and meaningful conflicts.
This is a book that inspires both tears and anger, as well as comedy and hope. It is a genuine portrait of one *albeit* ordinary girl’s extraordinary reconciliation with the complex meanings of race, home, love and voice.
urdragonmom's review against another edition
5.0
his book has no reason to be so wholesome and sad at the same time
robbi22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
ataz15's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
oliviaisgreen's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I read this book for class, but I loved it. It gave me a lot of new perspectives and the story made me audibly gasp at some points.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Gun violence
yoquiero's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
ahinesley's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
cassmccaff's review against another edition
3.0
I finally read (listened) to this book after hearing about it for 5 years. And it was totally fine. It was available on my Libby app so I just gave it a shot. I was never really captivated by the story or the characters. I think I would have been if I had read this before 2020. When BLM all happened and these stories were everywhere. Now they’ve become politicized as opposed to a real issue that needs answers. Such is the way with many important issues today.
I will say I was surprised at how much language there was for a YA book.
Enlightening for sure. I would never know what it’s like to live in those neighborhoods where gangs are apart of your everyday life. That would be really hard.
I will say I was surprised at how much language there was for a YA book.
Enlightening for sure. I would never know what it’s like to live in those neighborhoods where gangs are apart of your everyday life. That would be really hard.