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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

832 reviews

storiesbyalexis's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It was great! The audiobook is very immersive and I really enjoyed this journey of a young teenage Black girl realizing her voice and it’s humanization of Black communities. It definitely challenges the way I think about the place(s) I come from as a Black girl. I also appreciated having a mostly Black cast of characters.

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plainpaige's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Just a terrific book, I couldn't put it down. A very accessible read, and good insight to the reasons behind a lot of major societal issues, like police violence against marginalized people, the existence of gangs, the illegal drug trade, and more. Non-Black North Americans of all ages would surely benefit from reading this book, and hopefully grow some empathy and understanding from hearing the viewpoint of people that is underrepresented in the mainstream.

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triforcefusion's review against another edition

4.5

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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

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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chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

5.0

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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

This book lives up to it's hype and is such an important read for EVERYONE. The themes of: societal ingrained racism, making a difference in your community, classisim, gang culture, drug use, children acting as carers, conflicting identity, colliding cultures, mixed relationships, as all explored beautifully and some more than others. We see an exploration of bravery and survival strategies that if you are black you relate to and if you are white are eye opening. Within all this we have a positive black family, role models, parenting, healthy relationship, friendships, finding your voice and different ways of affecting change all done in a realistic way full of human understanding.

You are on Starr's side from the get go as you experience her story. You feel her pain, rage, fear and joy.
This is a book I will keep re-reading and recommending and I cannot wait to read concrete roses!

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chaos_animates's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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emgrancaric's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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rebriley95's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Really great story about racism and discrimination. Gave a good perspective of what it is like living in low income communities and police brutality. I found the dialogue to be realistic for the viewpoint of a 16 year old girl.

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bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition

5.0

challenging 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: No

I’m a million years late to reading this one, and I’m glad I finally did. YA and I don’t often get along these days, but wow.

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jessltrueman's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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joey1914's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

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