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

Angie Thomas

Start date: June 12, 2017

Finish date: June 30, 2017

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Jul 04, 2017 Joyce rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult

Young adult novels can be highly enjoyable because they often take serious subjects and just deal with them, instead of surrounding them with a bunch of adult inability to be straightforward about anything. Through the character of Starr, a high school junior, author Angie Thomas attempts to cut straight to the heart of why black lives matter. Starr runs into an old friend at a party who offers her a ride home. They get stopped by a white police officer and bad things happen. This novel looks at ...more

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Jul 24, 2018 Avigail rated it it was amazing

Shelves: physical-book, 2018, own

Wow! What a book one of the best books I read.
I hate it because of the hype I decided to let the hype to withdraw a little bit and then read it, but I watched the trailer and absolutely loved it and said that I need to read it before I will watch the movie.
The writing is fantastic, the story is fantastic, I absolutely know that is a book that I will suggest the book to everyone that loves to read no matter what age they are.
I know it is a book that I would like to reread it every year. It is a b ...more

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Mar 02, 2020 Amanda rated it it was amazing

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Spring 2020;

I loved this book so hard. End stop. I ended up tearing up in several places, feeling so angry and righteous and sad in so many different places, in so many different ways, for so many different reasons. I am sad I waited a year past hearing everyone talking about this book, and I think everyone reading this should go do so now. Don't wait. Take yourself to this world and leave your eyes open for all the ways it will break your heart. ...more

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