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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

25 reviews

wackly93's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use

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

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

calamitywindpetal's review

emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Drug use, and Sexism

Minor: Confinement

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

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

This was a really interesting viewpoint of internalised and externalised racism from the viewpoint of an African-American teen from the rough side of L.A. It was inspiring seeing a girl go from blaming everyone else for her problems to realising where her own faults lie and working on them and learning how to find joy in a society that doesn’t always treat her fairly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

yabooks4me's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Adored this book! While this does focus a lot on black trauma and institutional racism, it's more about the strong ties of a community and family. I loved the raps!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Police brutality, and Gun violence

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

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

4.0

 I wanted to read this book as I was enjoyed Angie Thomas’s novels. Both are on my favourites list and both are 10/10 so when I heard that Angie Thomas had written another novel, I instantly went out and brought it and all I can say is WOW!  

This book follows sixteen-year-old Bri who, one day, wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of the Gardens. She is the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he could make it big. Bri feels the pressure of filling the shoes of his legacy. But now that her mum has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are becoming a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. As the bills start building up and homelessness threatening the family, Bri no longer wants to make it – she needs to make it and quickly. Will Bri make it to the top? Will she be able to get out of the Gardens? It is set in the United States of America in a community called Garden Heights and it is a young adult realistic fictional book all about race and social justice. 

I love this book. It's the same set up as Angie Thomas’s other novels – hard hitting, cutting edge and discusses topic that aren’t easy but needs to be discussed! I liked the fact that it’s set in the same community as the other novels and mentioned the incidents to do with Starr. I liked Bri’s character development and her relationship with her brother and her best mates. I don’t think there is anything wrong with this novel, I just prefer the Carter family to Bri’s family. But I enjoyed the books overall and Angie Thomas is a God-given gift.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent

zoeylou's review

emotional inspiring tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Violence, and Drug use