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

Angie Thomas

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Nov 10, 2017 Akilah rated it really liked it

Shelves: 59, global-majority, book-club, cover-love, 2017, bw, tops, pbrecs, bhm

Hey, so, I was very reluctant to read this book because the topic is pretty triggering, and I wasn't sure I could handle it. And while, yes, the book starts with Khalil's murder and the topic is serious, there's a lot of humor and heart to this book. It's not a problem novel (Google it), but Thomas offers real and nuanced characters who have real and nuanced reactions to real things.

As an actual black person on the internet who grew up hood adjacent (hood adjacent = not quite gangland, but clos ...more

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Sep 16, 2017 s_evan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, book-group-books

A powerful book. The basic outline of the book is a fairly (and sadly) predictable story, but Angie Thomas does such a wonderful job with her characters and dialogue to paint a picture that will be familiar to some and to others will illuminate what it means to grow up in a neighborhood like Garden Heights. I'm glad that it is YA and will reach youth but adults will also appreciate Starr's story and Angie Thomas' craft and her giving teenagers the respect they deserve. ...more

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Jan 21, 2018 Andrea Thatcher rated it really liked it

Everyone should read this book. All my fellow white people should read this book. Yes, it's young adult fiction, but it's also one of the most important books I've read in recent years. Yes, to be honest, with my background at first it feels like reading a dialect, but maybe white people need to read some stories that aren't code switched for us. You always lose something in translation. You need to read this if you support Black Lives Matter to be more knowledgeable. But I want to encourage the ...more

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Sep 09, 2018 Cathy rated it it was amazing

This book should be required reading in all American schools. It follows Starr, a young black girl that lives in the hood, but goes to school at a rich private school. Her best friend from childhood, a young black man, is murdered by a police officer in front of her. I hesitated in reading this book, because I was afraid I would fall apart. However, this book is even better than I imagined. This novel really reminded me of The Outsiders in its ability to highlight social injustice (classism, rac ...more

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Sep 26, 2018 Jaime rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bookclub, young-adult, read-2018

This book is everything it promises. It's touching and horrifying and hopeful and devastating and has important things to say, even to a middle-aged white woman like myself. Or maybe especially to a middle-aged white woman like myself. The characters feel real without being stereotypical. The situation is one that could unfold tomorrow, almost anywhere in the country. If you've been avoiding this book because you might think it's too political, or because it's for young adults, don't. Pick it up ...more

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