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

Angie Thomas

Start date: April 1, 2017

Finish date: April 30, 2017

Discussion: Stand Alone

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Mar 28, 2018 Debbye Campbell rated it it was amazing

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I’m a newbie to Audiobooks, so, admittedly, I don’t have a lot to compare this book to; however, this was an absolutely STUNNING was to experience an amazing and powerful book. I encourage everyone to read it in any form you can get your hands on, but there was something magical about listening to the outstanding narrator. The author’s words left me speechless at times and my eyes were opened to a world that I’m so unfamiliar with that it made me uncomfortable, but in the best, most eye-opening ...more

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Sep 24, 2017 Sharon rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mississippi, young-adult, social-issues, race

Amazing.

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Jan 06, 2019 Nicki rated it it was amazing

I LOVE this novel! It is real and very much true to what has been going on in our nation. The main character, Starr, is just like any other teenage girl in America. She grew up loving Harry Potter and the Jonas Brothers. She grew up living in a rough part of the city with drug dealers and gangs running around, but she attends mostly white private school on the other side of the city. Throughout the novel Starr is trying to combine her two lives without it all crashing in on her.

Starr lost one o ...more

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Jun 10, 2018 poot rated it it was amazing

I enjoyed this book. The plot had a lot of depth and felt more "real" than a recent book that I read that covered similar subject matter. Thomas gets her point across well, while making sure to clarify that she does not think all members of a specific group are "the bad guy". The characters were easily likable and I'm glad that the love interest didn't turn out to be a douchebag. This story is highly relevant to what is going on in America today. ...more

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Apr 29, 2020 Shannon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was amazing. So raw and, sadly, so relevant. The writing flowed beautifully and you felt every emotion right along with Starr. Angie Thomas is a brilliant storyteller and I can’t wait to read the other books she’s written.

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Apr 10, 2017 Shannon marked it as to-read