March's book club choice is timely and devastating. The title comes from slain rapper Tupac, who used the acronym THUG LIFE (meaning "the hate u give little infants f---s everyone"). He's absolutely right. Hate begets hate and it creates cycles of abuse and horror that keep going and going.... and are very difficult to escape.
This book personalizes this cycle by showing how the main character and her community react when she sees her friend murdered by cops. The story feels very immediate and personal and we are able to see why and how the characters react as they do. Recommended.
Side note - somehow I missed the movie that was made of this book, I will have to check it out.
