The Hate U Give - a review by Kit Fisher The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a story of rebellion, but more importantly, it sends a message to the reader. A message that says, quite simply, that if you are someone who discriminates or are someone who hates others, the more you do these acts of hate, the more horrible you become. You feel the consequences of your discriminatory actions. You discriminate against yourself. This is also suggested by the initials of the title being ‘ THUG ’. The book is about a
black girl living in a poor community, and how she rebels against the authorities after her friend is killed by a police officer just because the police officer thought that he was driving erratically. The
girl rises up against the police and speaks her opinion, only for this to go quite horribly wrong. Television crews want to interview her. However, the girl ’ s family begin to question the reason that she is protesting, as they find out what her friend was doing in the past. The main character is very memorable – she is someone who is not happy with the way things are and she wants to change the world. She wants to change the world so that black people are not discriminated against, and not killed when they commit a small crime usually punishable only by fining the person. She is given a reason for letting this out when her friend is brutally shot and killed by a police officer. I would strongly and thoroughly recommend this book to you. It is a powerful work of fiction with a strong story and highly realistic characters. The Hate U Give is a book that will teach you about poorer communities in America and the anguish that lies within them. If you like books with powerful stories and realistic characters, The Hate U Give is the book for you.
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