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The Hate You Give

Angie Thomas

Start date: November 1, 2024

Finish date: November 30, 2024

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Aug 14, 2019 Kitty Marie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books, 2019-books, books-finished

I have a lot to say about this book so I’m splitting it off into two sections.

Here is a short version of my review.

This book is worth reading. It’s well-written and a cut above the typical YA, very much living up to the hype. I really liked Starr and could relate to some aspects of her experiences. Her family was fun to read about and vividly realized. This book takes some complicated, often ignored or misconstrued subject matter and builds an enthralling and touching story around it that foster ...more

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Jul 10, 2020 Anna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: general-fiction, young-adult, activism, family-drama, coming-of-age, fiction, poc-author, women-authors, black-authors

The Hate U Give is a well written and complex book, and Angie Thomas does a really good job of breaking down the Black Lives Matter Movement for young people and adults alike. The relationships in the novel are complex and well fleshed out, and they help to elevate the discourse of the book as Angie Thomas is able to introduce multiple perspectives in the Black community concerning police brutality. Angie Thomas also smartly points out the socio-economic factors that has made Garden Heights into ...more

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May 20, 2020 Crista rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-read

I really enjoyed the perspective of this story and would say a solid 4.5 rating. I don't want to share my personal thoughts on the prejudice depicted in this story, but I appreciate the story being presented from a young African American teenage girl who teeters between two different worlds, like many people do and how she feels and what she sees. ...more

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