Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

29 reviews

fiction_addiction_1994's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

TW: Racism, Cancer (mention), Gun Violence, Drugs, Domestic Abuse, Police Brutality 
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• What did I think of this book?
When you're reading books like The Hate U Give, you're reading someone's decision against silence.
This was such a heartbreakingly honest account of what is happening in America. As a white reader, the experience this story affords its readers cannot be taken for granted. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this book takes you into the heart of Garden Heights after the main character has witnessed the wrongful murder of her best friend Khalil by a police officer. I wish everyone to read this book because it shines a light on a broken system. 
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•Thoughts and Quotes:
~ " 'Pac said Thug Life stands for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants F*cks Everybody'. -p.17

~'Something to live for, Something to die for.' -p.37

~'The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen–people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice.' -p.59

~"Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right."-p.154

~'The bullhorn is as heavy as a gun.' -p.411

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer

bailey63's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Classism, Alcohol, and Blood

triforcefusion's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

This book was well written and decently paced. I found the author could easily swim in and out of challenging topics and into light-hearted moments with ease. I really appreciated that aspect of the book a lot. I was choked up multiple times, shed tears, and laughed out loud as I experienced the story of Starr Carter and her family. I found that the material was presented in a manner that was very accessible without overly indulging in the violence. I also appreciated the inner monologue of the main character struggling between her two selves in two different cultures. I recommend this book to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Abandonment, Addiction, Violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

lcverreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

every human being should read this book, it's incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Cancer

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

lacey_wi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is one of the essential reads for every teenager (and adult too) in my opinion.

This book shows in a great way how the situation of systematic racism is in many modern communities today, and that the fight for equal rights is still far from over. 

Would recommend for everyone in need of some inpiration to stand up for yourself and others, even though it feels like there is no end to the fight. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Addiction

pia_h's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer

grainjordan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Blood, Cursing, and Police brutality

Minor: Vomit, Cancer, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

nickel_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Racism, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer