Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

13 reviews

lilacsophie's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

kyrstin_p1989's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

So different from The Hate U Give but good just the same. A coming of age story. A story of redemption. A story of second chances. A story about passion and drive and dreams. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Sexism, Racism, Death of parent, Police brutality, Cursing, and Addiction

chelseasbookshelf2's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a great book!! This had some strong themes in this, but all that need to be talked about more.  This was a YA book, but certainly didn't feel YA most of the time. If you don't normally read YA I would still encourage you to check this book out!! 

I loved getting to know each and every one of the characters in this book. I especially loved Sonny, Malik and Curtis! I am a horrible rapper, so I struggled with how some of the raps should sound! I wish there were a soundtrack to go with these to hear the beat! This is my first book by Angie Thomas, and I cannot wait to read her other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence