Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

128 reviews

j0rj_xo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.5

I had so much fun annotating this book and found it so easy to relate to the characters and some of their experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing

shayna_hadassah's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Police brutality, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Racism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

sarahbryant717's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

I loved this book so much—it was hard to put down! 

There’s so much that I could say about this book. I wanted to read the books on a banned book list that I recently saw and this was the first one that I chose. This book shouldn’t be banned—it should be taught. There is so much to unpack—race, violence, police brutality, poverty, racism, privilege. I love how these topics were addressed head-on and such a way that made me think about how I view race, police brutality, and the world I live in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Toxic friendship

averyrembish's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

hannah_m_g's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Hate You Give discusses police brutality, racism, classism, drug dealing, amongst many other things, but is ultimately a story of perseverance, grief, childhood, and of course the differences between people as enforced by a system. The majority of the characters are well written and likable, or in some cases massively unlikeable, but still interesting to read and appropriately impacting the MC. The thought process of the MC (Starr) feels realistic: still a teenage mind, despite her grief and responsibility. Not the best book I've ever read, but enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Violence, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual violence, Classism, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Alcohol

cndillon17's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Cursing, Grief, Police brutality, Violence, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

emilyelizabrook's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Cursing, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

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