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The book “The Hate u Give” written by Angie Thomas has been surrounded by praise since it came out. The book calls out issues such as police brutality and racism. 

Anyone can pick up the first book they see at the gas station and immediately claim to be a reader. Have they read the classics? Probably not. Would they understand half the words, the themes or the complexity even if they had read them? I don’t know, and I’m sure it doesn’t matter.

„Das ist eine dumme Idee“, meint Thomas zu Eric. „Ach stell dich nicht so an, wir müssen das tun!“ spottet er und auch die restlichen Vier stimmen ihm zu. Ich schaue nochmals zögernd in die dunkle Nacht hinein und öffne die Tür zu dem alten Schloss. Wir treten alle ein, die Luft knistert vor Spannung.

Author Leigh Bardugo seems to have won the lottery when it comes to her career’s success; from her book Shadow and Bone (2012) hitting the bestseller list nearly immediately after publishing, to winning the Goodreads Choice Award for best fantasy novel for her book Ninth House (2019), to getting her two most popular book series (Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows) turned into a Netflix series which is scheduled to come out on April 23rd of this year. The show is planned, if renewed, to have three seasons, the first of which runs eight episodes long. Then again, winning the lottery really is only down to luck. And perhaps Bardugo had a certain amount of luck when it came to literary agents, marketing or whatever else goes into publishing a book, but when it comes down to it, Ms. Bardugo only got this far on pure talent.