The Hate You Give: Reviews by 2024 Reading Challengers

[Winter, Group Reads]

Tell us what you thought of the book! You can leave your review here. Even if you read the book outside of the group, please feel free to let us know what you thought of it.

What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

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[Simona]

I must confess I was glad I read the book few years ago, as a European it showed me a different POV.

[Karin]

I can't believe that it's been almost five years since I read this! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... is my review.

[Carrie]

This was the first Group Read that I participated in and I guess I expected more discussion. Maybe it was just this book? I will try one again sometime to see if I get more enjoyment out of it.

Overall, I enjoyed the book very much. It kept my attention and was easy to want to pick up. I do feel like some characters were a bit sterotypical but also feel like it was intentional and part of the whole point of the story. I liked that while it did deliver a very strong point with strong emotions, it was also very clear that the thoughts, feelings, and opinions were from a specific point of view and may not cover anyone else's thoughts, feelings, and opinions. I think it is okay to do that in a book. It is their story. There is not always a need to try to explain the story from other points of view. The story was absolutely heartbreaking but very inspiring to watch the main character find her voice.

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