The Hate U Give

This book was easy to read, in the sense that the writing was easy and I finished it in no time. It's one where I was reading it on my phone while walking because I was so into it.
This is one book where I feel its popularity speaks for itself. There are so many great reviews and articles and stories about it, and I can't help but feel that this is important. In terms of diverse books, books by and about black women, books about serious issues written for youth, books about police brutality and institutionalized racism. While not being the most well-written book I've ever read, it does acknowledge the nuance for Starr in things like code-switching and how it makes her feel, not being embarrassed or ashamed of dating a white guy but worrying about his ability to support or understand her when she starts to show him more of her black self, reconciling her fear of cops with the fact that her uncle is a cop...there's a lot of really great stuff in here, and even if it's not given a lot of depth in the story I hope it'll get people talking.