Reviews tagging 'Violence'

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

36 reviews

_ren's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Gaslighting, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Grief, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Mental illness

Minor: Emotional abuse and Vomit

wackly93's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use

nistro1402's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Violence

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

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

nykolereads's review

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse and Addiction

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

mshai's review against another edition

• 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 great read, full of heart and the author’s care for the characters. I couldn’t put it down at times and loved the inclusion of the full raps within the text, found that a cool addition. Angie Thomas is great at combining the heavy topics of poverty, gun violence, police brutality, racism with complicated but believable family relationships and friendships whilst also making me smile and laugh all in one book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

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

natashaball's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Death and Bullying