Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

21 reviews

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Classism, Police brutality, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Hate crime, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Outing, and Homophobia

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed On the Come Up and the story it told of Bri's life and the struggles she has to face.

I thought it had some really believable scenes where the characters actually act their age and respond to situations as teenagers and different from one another due to their own life experiences. That everyone is different and even between friends people will respond differently to one another and no one response is right or wrong.
Whilst I'm sure it is accurate for a lot of people it was infuriating to see Bri bottling everything up and never talking to anyone about her problems and instead trying to take on the world. I was happy that she did find a good support network for herself. 
I was also shocked as an Australian just how different the schooling systems are between us and the United States.

All in all I thought this was a story that really highlighted all the different struggles that people can go through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't know that I would have found this book without the Seattle Public Library book bingo 2023 challenge for the category Hip Hop, but I'm so glad I did. I listened to it and the narrator is truly outstanding, world class, as good as the narrator for Harry Potter. I got so invested in the characters that by the last chapter I had to stop reading and ask someone if anything terrible was going to happen

it doesn't

Listen to this book and then come tell me how much you loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Racism, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

theespressoedition's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, and Drug use

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Homophobia

cvaught's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Addiction, Bullying, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

ekmook's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Sexism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Grief

mllesophie's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Ok, a book about somebody who wants to be a rapper is not for me. But since it was written by Angie Thomas I wanted to read it anyway. Angie Thomas is a really good author and this story made me think about how it is to be black in my neighborhood. I really think that the reality is not the same then the one in this book, but I think this reflection is something that should be happening more often then it is right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Abandonment, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

averyrembish's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Bullying

books_xoxo's review

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I loved the book!. Perfect just perfect. Ugh, I also loved the characters, especially Curtis! He has my heart<3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cursing

abby_reads_books's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism