Reviews by Tag: racism

The Hate You Give is a book, but it feels like an experience. What’s the definition of normal? It could be different for me than it is for you. The author knows this and purposefully plays with the word. The main character, Starr Carter, is African American. Starr is discombobulated about her entire life, especially since she's coping with the deaths of her close friends, hurtful stereotypes about her race, and the neg1ative aspects of her community. Starr's normal is abnormal, and she knows this.

This book, though not being one of the best books I have ever read, wasn’t that bad either. It was pretty

good, just not a book that I would reread for fun. It’s about a girl named Lilly Owens who lives with her

father in a racist town. When she and her housemaid, Rosaleen get into a bit of trouble, they go on the

run away from the home Lilly was used to. Lilly uses this opportunity to try and find out more about her

mother, continuing to deny the important information she had about her mother in her mind. She ends

The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, is a fiction novel and a stand-alone book.

When 16 year old Starr Carters’s friend Kahlil is shot by a police officer everything changes in

her life. Starr struggles as police and other members of her town, Garden Heights, try to get her

to tell the story of what really happened that night. When half the town justifies why Kahlil got

shot and the other half is scared and Starr is under a lot of pressure. I thought this was a

wonderful book that is a must read for everyone. This book has a wonderful message for

everybody. One hundred percent recommend this book.

Lekha has a birthmark on her forehead. It is supposed to be luck, but for

her, she would not say it is lucky. Lekha goes to a school with not many

Indians and she is always teased for her unshaved legs, permanent bindi, and

generally for being an Indian. Suddenly another Indian becomes her

neighbor. Avanthika, is a lot more confident than Lekha even though she has

an accent. This book is how she tells her story with ups and downs about

being Indian.

Born a Crime is an autobiography about comedian Trevor Noah and his struggles growing up.

Watch him face traumatic experiences from living during the Apartheid to dealing with his

mother's toxic boyfriend. These all shape him into who he is today but will he learn the meaning

and importance behind them?

When Starr Carter’s childhood friend is brutally shot by a police officer – which was racially

provoked – her entire world turns upside down. This wasn’t the first time either. Starr slowly

starts to realize the injustice that has been engraved in the black community for years and

decades. The affluent school she and her brothers attend is far from Garden Heights (the perilous,

crime-driven neighborhood she lives in), and there, everybody is white; in fact, Starr describes

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the book is really good and has a great plotline.

Summary:

This book is about a black, Muslim teenager who is accused of a crime that he did not commit. He was accused of assaulting a white boy. He then has to go to prison and face consequences over something he did not do.

Recommendation:

Born a Crime is a comical and fun read. The book is not that difficult to understand and it is educational as well as an interesting read. The main reason that I didn’t love this book was because even though the story was always interesting I felt like some parts of the book were too repetitive. There were several parts of the book where I felt that Trevor should have described what he did to reach the point of life that he is at now, instead of continuously telling us the stories of his childhood.

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is SO GOOD. It gives off some Gossip Girl vibes, but itis so much more elevated and extremely intense. I really enjoyed this book because it is dark and mysterious while also being funny and adventurous. It is definitely a unique read and I have never read anything even remotely close to it. It is packed with so many little plots, twists, turns, and epiphanies that I read the whole thing in two days or less. A 100% must-read novel!!