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I did not know where the story was going. There was no emotions on my part while reading this. I like when YA characters act their ages and are stupid and do things wrong. The book was not bad but was no where as good as THUG for me personally. The characters, writing and plot were just too meh for my taste. View all 16 comments. Angie Thomas had a hard act to follow, but this was spot on in every possible way. View all 5 comments. So please, respect my opinion. It's against no one, but if you have a different opinion than mine, or you totally disagree with my thoughts, feel free to say your opinion.
I will respect it, no matter what. View all 14 comments. I thought I was pretty vague, apart from mentioning a few potentially triggering situations, but just in case: I talk about the book in this review of the book! THE HATE U GIVE was one of those life-changing books for me, in that it was a pitch-perfect book that came out at a time when the subject material was relevant and necessary, and delivered an emotionally-charged story about institutionalized racism, as well as the importance of movements like Black Lives Matter that shine a much-needed spotlight on racial injustice.
Bri's mother is a recovering drug addict and her aunt is in the local gang, the Garden Disciples. Her father was a famous up-and-coming rapper who was murdered. People make assumptions about her just because of the color of her skin and where she comes from, and a racially-targeted bag search that ends in violence inspires Bri to write a rap song that ends up going viral.
Starr was a compelling protagonist and it was a really emotional read. She made one terrible choice after another and treated her friends and family like garbage.
I hated the way she talked to her mother, and how she called her mother by her first name with such a lack of respect. I hated the way she treated her friend, and how she made a move on her taken friend who was in a relationship. She also wrote a song with very vivid references to gang activity, which is fine, but then she tried to deny that that wasn't what the song was about when she was called on it. Um, what? This book was about the hypocrisy of white people when it comes to guns OK when white people have them, thuggish and scary when black people have them , cultural appropriation white people listening to and consuming rap but not wanting to think about the deeper issues and sociocultural suffering and struggles endemic to the black community due to oppression and injustice , and, of course, institutionalized racism leading to the disenfranchisement, abuse, and even murders of black people over infractions that white people would get minor consequences for.
The issue with Bri and her school was not resolved in a satisfactory way. They gave her mother a job, sure, but that felt more like they were trying to buy the family's silence and not a moral turnaround. Bri didn't really advance as a character. She ran around doing and saying whatever she wanted and didn't want to take ownership for her actions or the consequences of her actions. Lmao, her friends basically did all the work getting that movement started, and in the beginning she treated them like trash for it.
What in the ever-loving heck? Am I supposed to root for this girl? I mean, I get the fear of wanting to get involved against the same authority figures that oppress you and mistreat you, but letting her friends take the fall for her and then jumping on their shit was totally disgusting and I hated her for it.
Starr was such a great character, and I loved her so much. Bri was a brat, and the best moment in this book was when her mother gives her a real dressing down over her behavior.
TeamJay Honestly, Jay da was the star of this book. I loved Bri's mom. She had so much to deal with, and some of her quotes in this book about racism and police brutality and inequality really reminded me of Starr. I almost wish that this was an adult book about parenting and that Jay da had been the heroine, because I was much more interested in hearing about her story than Bri's. Yes, the raps were great and had good flow, and I enjoyed them, but I hated that Bri wrote them because I hated Bri.
Jay had to deal with lingering biases over her drug use including her own daughter , despite being eight years sober. She's in college trying to better her education so she can get a good job, while taking care of two kids and dealing with her deceased husband's younger sister, who's a leader in a gang. The most emotional parts in this book all involved her, especially when she goes to Bri's school to speak up about the racist treatment of her ungrateful shit of a daughter.
That packed a punch. Huge disappointment. I was wondering why more of my friends hadn't reviewed this book already and I'm guessing maybe they either didn't like it and didn't want to say so, or they were leery about reading the follow-up book from a successful debut author without reading advance reviews. It really wasn't. If anything, this reads like a debut novel, because of how unsteady it is on its own two legs. View all 50 comments.
May 08, Angelica rated it really liked it Shelves: reviewed , four-star , read , release , authors-i-love , contemporary. Well damn. Angie Thomas did that. View 2 comments. Bri is the kind of character I've been wanting and needing in YA for so long.
She feels so genuinely teen and she makes a lot of mistakes that stem from inexperience and her young age but that is what I loved about it.
Bri can be brash, harsh, rude, and act without thinking so many times but I felt a bit of myself in her recklessness and identified with her teenage angst. I really love that Angie Thomas decided to write a character that really fucks up, and that is really outspoken, it's refreshing. But it's not just her flaws that made me love her - Bri has so many strengths too! She's ambitious and cool, and funny - and damn, I loved the hell outta that girl! Plot wise, this was a lot more fun than The Hate U Give.
It still has a lot of the hallmarks of that book though. It deals with racism and growing up as a black teenager in America. It has strong family dynamics, and friendship focus. The focus on family, especially, was a highlight. Angie Thomas knows how to drill down into the core of a family and examine what makes each one tick, and I love the portrayal of the family in this book.
This book also just had so much love and heart in it - you could tell. You could tell Thomas loves rap music and hip-hop, she loved her main character, and she loved writing this book.
I think that passion and care really leaked onto the pages and it made me care. This book is about music and family but you don't need to care about music to be invested - it just seems to grab you and in a minute you realise you're a hundred pages deep and so invested in the story and the characters.
I love that in books. Now I gotta take the power back. It's kind of sad to me people seem to have slept on this book a bit because it's great and has so many themes people can connect with. It's a YA book that isn't afraid to shove a loud and bossy main character into the forefront - and to celebrate them for those traits. It's a book that blends rap and friends and family, that has the hallmark YA tropes like first love and family issues, while also exploring race issues in America in a genuine way that only an ownvoices author can.
View 1 comment. Feb 19, C. Well we all knew the Queen of YA would gift us with another incredible story I also really love Angie Thomas' style, her voice, and her passion and love that you can absolutely feel in every single page of the book. This one is about rapping and being poor and figuring out who you are, no matter what the world is saying or where it's telling you that you fit.
It's not quite as dark as The Hate U Give , but that doesn't make it any less powerfu Well we all knew the Queen of YA would gift us with another incredible story It's not quite as dark as The Hate U Give , but that doesn't make it any less powerful or needed!
Bri's 1 dream is to be a rapper and she's pretty downright good at it. But she writes a song that gets misconstrued and her career sort of snowballs from there. Now, I know zero about rapping ok. So I wont' pretend to have an opinion on this except 1 there are some powerful lyrics going on in this book, 2 I cannot frikkin' wait for the movie version, and 3 I believe Angie Thomas herself is a rapper, so I can imagine a lot of talent and love went into this part of the story!
There were a lot of volleying opinions about Bri's rap too: like her family was not happy about her talking about guns and defiance, but Bri was writing about what the world expected her to be anyway. She's amazing. She is a geek and SO TIRED of how most people in her neighbourhood have zero clue what any of her geek culture references are and she's so protective and loving towards her little messed up family.
I mean they're massively struggling. They're super poor to the point of sometimes there is no food , her mum is struggling to get a job because of her past addictions, Bri's dad got murdered when she was little and she got abandoned by her mum who fell to drugs and took a long time to rebuild.
But their family is EPIC and tight and the banter and dialogue is my favourite thing. Trey is such a big brother sweetheart with a tough side, and her mum is badass as well as being vulnerable. And Bri has a whip-sharp temper and she's so passionate. I loved this about her. But of course this lands her with the labels of being "that sassy black girl" which she is furious to be stereotyped and being aggressive She's definitely not perfect of course. She's 16 and she doesn't know everything and she makes crappy decisions.
I really felt for her afjdslkafd. And omg I love her friend squad!! So we have Bri and her two besties, Sonny who is gay and an artist and Malik who loves film and Bri has a Secret Crush on him but that goes They've been friends since forever, but they're all changing, and I just loved their dynamics. They joke and they fight and I just wanted them to be good!!! The BEST. It was definitely a tiny sidedish of the story, but I loved it!
And it was a budding romance, so it was cute to see it unfurl amongst the other messes happening for Bri. I mean, but of course. This book has arrived to talk, and it's talking loudly. It unpacks racial profiling and prejudice, it talks about what it really means to be poor, and it talks about defining yourself even though others try to do it for you.
There's also a lot of talk about consequences here I'm not American or black, so I definitely want to step back and not pretend to know everything about how Bri felt with living in the hood and struggling with hating stereotypes but wanting to be herself and speak out.
I just wanted to quietly read this and absorb it from an ownvoices author. Dude, I laughed out loud. And I felt all twisted up with anxious nerves. But the emotion was palpable. And some of the lines just totally cracked me up. Also it felt like the page book just swished by so fast?! The book is addictive and Bri's voice is so easy to love. Obviously this is one you don't want to miss!! I loved it so much and seriously cannot wait for Thomas' next book announcement. Feb 11, emma rated it liked it Shelves: library , authors-of-color , ya , contemporary , 3-stars , reviewed , diverse , eh.
I've just realized I don't really have anything to say about this book. I did enjoy the representation. I find Angie Thomas's writing style very readable. I flew through this pretty quick considering how long it is. But the characters, the story, the topic, the romance oh god, the unnecessary, accursed, inexplicably love triangle-y romance Gone from my brain, presumably never to return.
I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Bottom line: Not bad but oh no Bottom line: Not bad but oh no clearly not memorable to me sorry oh boy. View all 4 comments. Jul 06, BernLuvsBooks rated it really liked it Shelves: botm , , ya-books. Angie Thomas has such a way of incorporating social justice and injustice into her stories that is both moving and eye opening. I was worried going into this book that it wouldn't live up to The Hate You Give for me. I was fully invested in the characters and Angie Thomas has such a way of incorporating social justice and injustice into her stories that is both moving and eye opening.
I was fully invested in the characters and their story. Thomas' ability to fully capture the community and people around her main characters is one of the things I love most about her books. One recommendation I would make if this one is on your TBR - consider the audiobook! There are lots of infused rap lyrics and I highly doubt I did all the rap battles justice. It would have been awesome to hear them aloud. I have no doubt it would make for an even more amazing reading experience.
View all 9 comments. View all 10 comments. I hate to compare it to this, because they are totally different stories, but I couldn't help myself. For me, this was good, but not near as good as THUG. Angie Thomas is an amazing writer and there was lots I loved about this book, but there were also things that missed the mark a bit. Bri is a teenager and an aspiring rapper. She wants to make it big not only because she is talented and wants to be famous etc, but becaus 3.
She wants to make it big not only because she is talented and wants to be famous etc, but because she wants to help support her family. Times are hard, and now that her mom lost her job they're even harder. Bri feels a lot of pressure. Most of it she puts on herself, but her life is far from easy. I could sympathize with Bri. Growing up in poverty is not easy and I understood why she made a lot of the choices she made.
While on the come up, Bri has a lot of hard choices to make. There are people that want to take advantage, to use her to get ahead themselves. She finds out really fast who she can trust and that people will see you the way you portray. This was a tough lesson for her to learn. Bri's mom was probably my favorite. Jay had been through so much and overcame so much. She was genuine and only wanted what was best for her kids. I also loved Bri's brother and friends.
Overall, I did enjoy this one. There was no huge thing that was wrong with it, it just didn't hit me like THUG did. It was still a worthy read and I'm glad I read it. It had emotion, humor, and a good message. Also, the audio book was excellent.
Bahni Turpin the narrator killed it. If you're going to read it, I would highly recommend listening!
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