The Hate U Give

”You can destroy wood and brick, but you can't destroy a movement.”

This book has been on my tbr for the longest time and I decided to make it my first read for 2023. I am so glad I did.

I don't think any words I can say can express what I truly felt about this book because it was so beautifully written and covers such important topics that need to be spoken about.

As a white person, I will never understand how terrifying it is to just simply exist because there are people who believe it's okay to judge and make assumptions based on the colour of your skin.

This book might be a work of fiction but the the injustice and racism that it contains is very real. Khalil's story might just be fiction but what happened to him happens to real people. There are countless victims who just like Khalil, lost their lives because of the people who are sworn to protect them. That isn't fiction.

It's always innocent until proven guilty until it's a black person. Then it's ”oh, but did they resist?” or ”they must've done something wrong. Bigotry and prejudice should have no place in the justice system. It should have no place at all.

I can't articulate properly how this made me feel. This is a very important read that I think everyone should pick up. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars.