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A review by junorad
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
5.0
I only have two words to describe this book:
Holy. Sh*t.
It was really an eye-opener for me and I feel like for a lot of other people, too. As a white girl, I never experienced police brutality. While I felt it was despicable and shouldn't go unpunished, I really didn't realize just how little the police cared about people they killed, especially people of colour. Although this was simply one story, I feel like it can be related to by anyone who's been through something similar or lives in fear of police brutality because of their skin colour. This book really made me angry at the justice system for genuinely not caring about the lives of these people who are killed at the hands of the cops. It also illustrates why people get so angry at the police - although just and fair police officers who want to make things better do exist, they are unfortunately outnumbered by the unjust and racist ones. And even if they are not racist, they have assumptions and will do anything to justify them. It also really clears up a lot of stereotypes about people living in "ghettos." There are a lot of poor black communities in America because they're less likely to be hired, therefore less likely to earn a living legally. This revelation was really a slap in the face because it's true to the world we live in today. Although things are better than they were 50 years ago, we still can't say with confidence that they're good. This book is really an eye opener to anyone who would read it, and I think anyone and everyone should read it, no matter what.
Holy. Sh*t.
It was really an eye-opener for me and I feel like for a lot of other people, too. As a white girl, I never experienced police brutality. While I felt it was despicable and shouldn't go unpunished, I really didn't realize just how little the police cared about people they killed, especially people of colour. Although this was simply one story, I feel like it can be related to by anyone who's been through something similar or lives in fear of police brutality because of their skin colour. This book really made me angry at the justice system for genuinely not caring about the lives of these people who are killed at the hands of the cops. It also illustrates why people get so angry at the police - although just and fair police officers who want to make things better do exist, they are unfortunately outnumbered by the unjust and racist ones. And even if they are not racist, they have assumptions and will do anything to justify them. It also really clears up a lot of stereotypes about people living in "ghettos." There are a lot of poor black communities in America because they're less likely to be hired, therefore less likely to earn a living legally. This revelation was really a slap in the face because it's true to the world we live in today. Although things are better than they were 50 years ago, we still can't say with confidence that they're good. This book is really an eye opener to anyone who would read it, and I think anyone and everyone should read it, no matter what.