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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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kashrae99's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0


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satuhurme's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative 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

5.0


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theraccoonqueen's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

5.0

So, wow. This was a strong, powerful, enthralling read. It was an important read. It was emotional and very heavy but necessary to give perspective. I honestly don’t know what I can say in a review to push the important of a read like this, the book speaks for itself. You have to read it yourself to understand fully what I mean when I say it was gripping and powerful. 

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lawbooks600's review against another edition

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emotional 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

Representation: Black and Asian characters
Score: Nine points out of ten.

The Hate U Give succeeded where other novels failed. I've read books like this before, but none were as outstanding as this one. I wanted to read this story for a while after seeing it in my recommendations, so I picked it up from a library I went to. When I finally read and finished the narrative, it was spectacular. It's the first five-star read of the year. 

It starts with the first person I see, Starr Carter, living as if she's split in two. One half lives in an impoverished neighbourhood while the other lives in a PWI. Everything looks typical until a person shoots and kills her best friend, Khalil, who is unarmed. The book is slow but I can understand since it's over 400 pages, yet it still feels like every page is necessary. 

I liked that the author allowed me to connect to Starr more as she developed, and I appreciated all the other characters in the fictional composition. They're all realistic and complex. The author explores the themes of racism and injustice well as I could see how people can make subtle racist comments and how they can be in solidarity with each other. The climax is bittersweet as I see crowds protesting over Khalil's death, all while the police do nothing about the culprit. When I closed the final page, it never felt like I left The Hate U Give at all, since that world is, unfortunately, so similar to the one I live in, especially when there are people against injustice in real life. The sneak peek of On the Come Up immediately made me want to read it and other creations from Angie Thomas.

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musicmagician823's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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? No

4.0


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skatie8's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75


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emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Been so long since I've read YA and wow i love teen girls!! Wish there were books like this when I was a teen (maybe there were and I just wasnt reading them).

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hairynigga365's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I like the N!ggas and I touch little kids under 9 😍🙈💀💀🗿🗣🖤✨🤡💩💨💦🖕🗣🗣🍌🍉🍑🍆🍒💫💢

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lieblingslibri's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective tense 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? No

3.75

Von klein auf prägt Starrs Vater ihr ein, wie sie sich im Notfall verhalten soll, wie sie aus dieser gefährlichen Situation rauskommt, wie sie diese lebendig übersteht. Die Situation? Der Moment, wenn sie von der Polizei aufgehalten werden sollte. Denn Starr ist schwarz, lebt im fiktiven Garden Heights, einem US-amerikanischen Armenviertel. Und Polizeigewalt gegen Schwarze ist eine der realsten Gefahren überhaupt für sie, für ihre Familie, für ihre Nachbarn. Die 16-jährige Starr hält die Warnungen ihres Vaters für etwas übertrieben, aber zugleich ist ihr bewusst, wie wichtig es ist, sich im Fall der Fälle richtig zu verhalten. Besser kein Risiko eingehen. Denn wenn sogar ihr Vater, ehemaliges Mitglied der King Lords Gang, Angst vor Polizisten hat, dürfte wohl echt was dran sein. Und die Warnungen ihres Vaters sind mehr als gerechtfertigt, das muss sie erkennen, als ihr bester Freund vor ihren Augen bei einer Verkehrskontrolle von einem Polizisten erschossen wird. Weil er nach einer Haarbürste gegriffen hatte. Einer verdammten Haarbürste. Und da steigt Wut in Starr auf, in den Bewohner von Garden Heights. Diese Ungerechtigkeit können sie nicht länger einfach so akzeptieren...

'The Hate U Give' von Angie Thomas ist ein Jugendroman, der 2017 erschienen ist, in einem Jahr, in dem in den USA über zweihundert Schwarze durch Schüsse von Polizisten zu Tode kamen, bei Verkehrskontrollen, Einkäufen im Supermarkt, Spaziergängen durch die eigene Nachbarschaft. Diese gleichwohl schwere wie aktuelle Problematik greift Thomas in ihrem Roman auf und schafft so eine Geschichte, die sich schnell weglesen lässt, die umkompliziert strukturelle Probleme beleuchtet und insgesamt spannend zu lesen ist. Es ist und bleibt aber ein Jugendroman, doch genau das macht es irgendwie leichter, sich mit dieser unfassbar aufwühlenden, wütend machenden Thematik des strukturellen Rassismus zu beschäftigen.

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jayden_chancery's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
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  • 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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