Today I had just finished reading the book and so I decided to watch the movie and personally I actually preferred the book to the movie. I felt there were so many more characters and moments that could have been highlighted on like Devante who completely erased from in the movie and the moment where Maya tells Starr the real reason why Hailey unfollowed her on Tumblr also the graduation/ birthday party they gave seven and the chaoticness of Carlos’ house would have also made great scenes in the movie.Also another important part that should have been put into the movie is where the officer holds the gun to Starr’s head but instead she is handcuffed.Obviously I understand they have to put in the most vital parts of the book to restrict how long the movie goes on for but personally it felt rushed and badly edited. However, overall the same message is recieved from the movie which represents the brutality of the police force as well common stereotypes of black minorities.