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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

Angie Thomas

Start date: October 1, 2017

Finish date: October 31, 2017

Discussion: Monthly Group Reads

Why we're reading this: October is a free-for-all for books. The voted on book is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
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Jun 04, 2017 Raymond rated it really liked it

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

"That's the problem. We let people say stuff, and they say it so much that it becomes okay to them and normal for us. What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?"

The first time I heard about this book was in a Book Riot-The Podcast episode last year months before it was published. This book received alot of praise and hype and was being ...more

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Aug 06, 2017 Maya B rated it really liked it

Shelves: big-book, 1st-time-reading-this-author

Awesome read. This is one of those books that should be required reading for children in high school. Its a story that is relevant of our times. I am so glad it got picked to become a movie

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Sep 14, 2017 Jeanne rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2017, read-women, african-african-american, ya

You're in a car with a friend when you're stopped by the police. How should you respond and why?

What if you're Black?

What if that unarmed friend is shot and killed by the police officer?

How should you behave around your white friends? Black friends? Should you stay in the city or move to the suburbs? Why?

One piece of privilege that I have as an older white woman is that I don't have to think about these questions. I don't get stopped when I have a taillight out (and I can afford to get that lig ...more

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Apr 13, 2017 Mom2triplets04 rated it liked it

Shelves: books-i-donated, around-the-year-2017

I read this book for a book club on books amino and also for my 2017 around the year in 52 books challenge #8 Read a book written by a person of color. I was hoping to like this book more than I did but I think this book is just over hyped. The writing style was hard to get into. The slang she used in dialog was difficult to read because I wanted to correct her grammar every time the characters spoke. The book literally starts off with a bang (Khalil gets shot by a policeman for no reason) while ...more

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Nov 06, 2017 Heather rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017

This book was amazing on audio and I couldn't stop listening to it. It opened my eyes to a very realistic situation and the impact that it could have on so many people. The characters were wonderful in this book and the story was so well told. Everyone needs to read this book. ...more

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