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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

Start date: December 15, 2024

Finish date: December 31, 2024

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Jul 01, 2020 sonya marie madden rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: luvofreading2020, 2022-shelf, 2022-mount-tbr-ha, 2022hatbr, 2022onthesamepage, 2022-otspage

Dnf. Too real right now. I finished it tonight (2022) Such an important conversation starter on human kindness and treating people equally.

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Aug 06, 2018 Jenn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: high-school-days, 4-star-reads, read-in-2018, contemporary, new-author-to-me, young-adult, book-to-movie, taboo-topics

I don't think there's really anything I can say about this book that hasn't already been said. This has been one of the most talked about books of the last year and now with the movie coming out, it will continue to be a topic of discussion. As it very well should be. This book deals with heavy topics that, sadly, are extremely relevant to what's going on in the world today.

16 year old Starr Carter is witness to one of the most traumatizing events of her life - her friend gunned down by a police ...more

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May 19, 2019 Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Somewhat to my surprise, the book deserves its five star rating. It was hard to put down and about so many, many things. Full review to come.

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Dec 16, 2018 Shan ~A~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: crime, back-to-school, doctor-or-nurse, favorites, young-adult

I really enjoyed this book. It's sad but true how relevant it is to the times that we live in. There were parts in the book that reminded me of my childhood; the candy lady, playing hopscotch, etc... Of course I live in a small town, so the neighborhood violence wasn't something I am used to, not to say things didn't happen, but not to the extent that I had to be afraid for my life.

One of the things that I think is universal for all people of color is the lessons that Maverick was teaching the ...more

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Aug 21, 2019 Tania rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Starr is a young girl growing up in a neighborhood known for having trouble with gangs and drugs. Her parents send her and her brothers to a school outside of their own neighborhood, hoping to get them a better education in a safer environment. The result is that Starr grows apart from her childhood friends, and finds herself unable to be authentic with the friends she makes at school. It's not only race that separates them, but socioeconomic conditions as well. When one of Starr's best and olde Starr is a young girl growing up in a neighborhood known for having trouble with gangs and drugs. Her parents send her and her brothers to a school outside of their own neighborhood, hoping to get them a better education in a safer environment. The result is that Starr grows apart from her childhood friends, and finds herself unable to be authentic with the friends she makes at school. It's not only race that separates them, but socioeconomic conditions as well. When one of Starr's best and oldest friends, Khalil, is shot down, unarmed, by a police officer, Starr's life begins to unravel, as does her neighborhood. As the only witness to the shooting, Starr will have to decide whether it's worth risking everything to speak the truth.

The Hate U Give is embarrassingly relevant to our country today. It's also incredibly honest. I never felt this was a one sided conversation, the author examines the issues from many sides, and shows the numerous problems that both stem from and exacerbate these situations. People within the different neighborhoods weren't grouped into one. Instead there were successful people who chose to remain in the troubled neighborhood they called home, but also gangbangers and drug dealers who perpetuate the stereotypes and put the lives of everyone else in danger, and people who didn't feel they could leave, and people who left as soon as they were able. There were ignorant people living in rich communities, but there were also kind people who had their own issues to deal with, and those who had fled their roots in the face of success and built a new life for themselves far from where they started, and even people born to privilege who seemed to have no issues and yet were willing to question the status quo. The struggle that Starr had understanding how to exist in these two very different worlds, and the lessons she learned when she was less than authentic in either, felt very real. Everything about this book felt real, and raw, and important.

The Hate U Give doesn't allow you to conveniently ignore that things are not as they should be, and that youth of a different color do have to be more careful and live by different rules. But it doesn't automatically condemn everyone for the actions of some, instead the book examines the facts. It explores where ignorance is caused by a simple lack of exposure versus true ill will. It follows characters who make bad choices because they feel they have NO choices, and characters who disagree with those choices, and characters who embrace those choices... because everyone is different, and capable of good, and capable of bad, and not everyone has all of the choices, or feels they have all the same choices, that others have. At times the story may feel hopeless, and yet just when the reader might wonder what is the point, it will pass out a nugget of hope. We can't stay silent, and yet we have a choice in how, and when, we use our words, and we have a choice as to whether or not we resort to violence, and we have a choice in exactly how we fight back. What I loved most about this book, and what kept me up all night reading because I simply couldn't walk away from the story, is the core message: "Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right." ...more

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Oct 28, 2018 Bunnita (Worth Reading It?) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I can't go into depth with this review because it would probably turn into an essay. I enjoyed the book. I didn't care for Starr in the beginning but I liked that it was also a self discovery for her. She came to realize that she was the person people said she was without knowing it.

The subject strikes very close to home for me as I have people in my life that has had family members in headlines. It makes you angry. It makes you feel as though there's no hope for this nonsense to end especially ...more

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Sep 22, 2018 Jen K rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Despite such a difficult and sensitive topic, the book was really well written studying various perspectives thoughtfully. It is so sad that this has happened so many times in the US and with no real change happening. I hope no one gives up on better for everyone.

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Dec 12, 2019 Marie (UK) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge

I am not a lover of young adult books and i really didn't care for the start of this one. However the whole was much more than the sum of its parts. The characters and the narrative will stay with me for a long time ...more

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