A review by erins_bookshelf_
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I’m a bit disappointed that I didn’t read this sooner, but reading it for the first time after   what happened last summer with George Floyd and more recently with Chauvin getting sentenced has given me some perspective on issues like this. Thankfully there were  positive differences
in the book One-Fifteen didn’t get any jail time or get declared guilty, whereas Chauvin did get sentenced
, it showed me how a lot of things are going to take a lot of time to change and sometimes won’t change at all. I enjoyed this and the perspective it gave, it was a very powerful book.
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