The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) in Challenge: 50 Books

From the Bookshelf of Challenge: 50 Books…

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

Angie Thomas

Start date: April 1, 2018

Finish date: April 30, 2018

Discussion: Group Reads

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 149 topics — 2,298 comments total

Group Reads

ISO Interactive goodreads friends
By moony_reader · 1 post · 8 views

last updated May 29, 2022 05:53PM

This topic has been closed to new comments.

September Group Read Suggestions
By Carol , Group Read Organizer · 2 posts · 95 views

last updated Aug 19, 2018 01:30PM

showing 5 of 5 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Jul 09, 2018 Jenni rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio

Everyone should read this book. I don鈥檛 think I will be able to clearly communicate my thoughts and feelings about The Hate U Give. From the onset, the story was rich in detail and conveyed complex emotions in a way very few authors have been able to in my experience. While fiction, this book was clearly heavily influenced by Ferguson and other recent events. The author touches on many subjects but I truly appreciated the way white privilege was addressed in a lot of ways without specifically ca ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

Jun 25, 2018 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult-book-club

Whooooooohooo, just saw the trailer for this and it looks AH-MAY-ZING. It also looks like they stayed very, very true to the book, which was the best way to go about it because the book is perfection. It was one of the best, if not the best, book I read in 2017. Do yourself a favor and read the book then support the movie. It鈥檚 very important in giving a perspective that. So. Many. People need right now. Any time there is another instance of police brutality and/or straight up murder of a black ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Jan 27, 2018 Liz B rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library, buy-for-book-clubs, yakids, contemporaryrealisticfiction

Why Every Teenager Should Read This Book

Ok, not really. I never think every book is for every reader. And I also am pretty adamant about choice in reading. It's just that I want every teenager (possibly every teenager and every adult) to choose to read this book.

Now, for some of them, it won't offer any new insights into what life is like as a person of color living in the poorer area of a city, because they're already living that life. But I think they'd still love Starr, her voice, and her gen Why Every Teenager Should Read This Book

Ok, not really. I never think every book is for every reader. And I also am pretty adamant about choice in reading. It's just that I want every teenager (possibly every teenager and every adult) to choose to read this book.

Now, for some of them, it won't offer any new insights into what life is like as a person of color living in the poorer area of a city, because they're already living that life. But I think they'd still love Starr, her voice, and her genuine struggles with grief, racism, family, violence, and friendship. For others--they'll love Starr and maybe they'll also they'll gain some insight and empathy.

So I think that's what is so great about this book: in addition to being about a problem which is vital to American life right this minute, it's also an incredibly good read. About a third of the way in, I didn't think I'd love it...not because of any of the flaws of the book, but just because I wasn't sure I was feeling it. But Starr just pulled me in--as did her whole family. Characters were complicated and I cared about them. I didn't want them to make mistakes they were making but I understood those mistakes and rooted for the characters as they struggled their way through them.

It's a go-to-the-mat book. It has to be, because (view spoiler) Ultimately, though, it's a book that is important enough to stand up for so kids can get it in their hands. ...more

Like · see review