So I’ve been getting a headstart on my books for the 2019 reading challenge because I’ve got the time now, and I’m not entirely sure that will remain true through January. I’ll be posting stuff over there eventually when I finish, of course, but I didn’t want to wait on this one.
The Hate U Give is contemporary fiction and has won all kinds of awards. Which is why I was pretty shocked to find that a QT3 search turned up practically nothing. Amazingly well written novel and seriously appropriate to current events. Took me, a white suburban dude, and put me right in the shoes of a black teenager from the hood caught up in the middle of a white police officer shooting an unarmed black teen. Longer form thoughts:
Usually when I recommend books, I put some kind of caveat on it: “if you like this genre, check it out” or “it’s good as long as you enjoy X type of story.” No such caveat on this one. Everyone ought to read this book, ASAP.