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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

23 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

immaculori's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Misogyny

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

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

team_mosaic's review against another edition

emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

5.0

angie thomas has done it again! on the come up is incredible - the character, the story, using rap as a part of the narrative device... it was such a wonder to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Police brutality, Violence, and Drug abuse

cinceredavis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was extremely well written and very easy and interesting. It's genuine and personal. Bri feels like a natural person and everything she goes through feels very real. I love the casual talk about sexuality and how they don't make it the character's whole personality trait. There's more to them than being attracted to the same sex. This book does have some dark themes such as death, drugs, sexism, and a few other things. I overall loved the book and would've read it in one sitting if it was during the summer and I didn't have school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Racism, Death, Addiction, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying

pastellymoon's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

Another work of art from Angie Thomas.

Incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

cvaught's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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