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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Angie Thomas continues to be the voice for teens I've known but rarely read in such familiar, authentic tones. The deserved popularity of her books gives so many of us the privilege to know multifaceted, true portrayals of the lives of people often otherwise erased or made into numbers.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
When I heard that Angie Thomas's sophomore follow-up to The Hate U Give was going to be about a female rapper, I wasn't really that excited but I'm happy that Thomas proved me wrong. Not only did I fall in love with rap and rap battles, but I fell in love with the main character Bri.
Bri is unapologetic in her opinions and her actions. She is not only funny, personable, and kind-hearted but she's also incredibly smart and I love reading stories about smart women.
What I love about this book more than The Hate U Give is that race and racial injustice are more subtle. It mirrors the everyday experience of the average black person. When Bri gets sent to the principal for something minor when her white peers never get in trouble, even for worse offenses... I have a laundry list of those experiences. When Bri is accused of being a drug dealer just because of the color of her skin, I get that. When parents at Bri's school want the inner city kids out because they don't belong... it's like deja vu. And when Bri's background of growing up in "the hood" is abused by the media as a way to make money... well, people have been trying to make money off of black people's struggles for centuries.
Angie Thomas is exactly the voice the black community needs and her books will continue to impact us all for years to come.
Bri is unapologetic in her opinions and her actions. She is not only funny, personable, and kind-hearted but she's also incredibly smart and I love reading stories about smart women.
What I love about this book more than The Hate U Give is that race and racial injustice are more subtle. It mirrors the everyday experience of the average black person. When Bri gets sent to the principal for something minor when her white peers never get in trouble, even for worse offenses... I have a laundry list of those experiences. When Bri is accused of being a drug dealer just because of the color of her skin, I get that. When parents at Bri's school want the inner city kids out because they don't belong... it's like deja vu. And when Bri's background of growing up in "the hood" is abused by the media as a way to make money... well, people have been trying to make money off of black people's struggles for centuries.
Angie Thomas is exactly the voice the black community needs and her books will continue to impact us all for years to come.
Very similar to The Hate You Give, but I enjoyed it. Definitely leaves you hanging at the end.
Another realistic but optimistic novel from Angie Thomas. Bri's struggles are so real it's frustrating. But I love to see the characters find their voices and learn to use them for good. Once again, the writing is funny, poignant, and compelling. This is a novel that will stick with me for a long time.
I know I'm very much swimming upstream here, but I didn't think this title was that amazing. It was good, certainly, and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't the amazing fantastic book it's being touted as. Partly I think that was because I'm not a huge fan of rap; partly it was because I didn't like Bri as a character. But that's only my opinion and I'm sure there are others who will enjoy it much more than I did. I did enjoy it and I'll recommend it to others.
I received a proof copy in exchange for an honest review.
I received a proof copy in exchange for an honest review.
Bri é uma jovem de 16 anos que sonha em ser rapper para conseguir dar uma vida melhor à família. Cresceu sob a influência dos grandes nomes do hip-hip, entre eles o seu próprio pai, que foi assassinado num conflito de gangs quando Bri ainda era pequena. Ao sofrer um crime de preconceito na escola, Bri canaliza as suas emoções para uma música que se torna viral pelos motivos errados, e que vira a sua vida do avesso.
A história começa onde acaba O Ódio que Semeias – no mesmo bairro de Starr, semanas depois dos protestos pelo assassinato de Khalil.
Acredito que On the Come Up foi a forma que a autora arranjou para continuar o diálogo que ficou pendente na sua obra anterior. Em O Ódio que Semeias, Angie Thomas ensinou-nos a encontrar a nossa voz. Em On the Come Up, expôs o tipo de preconceito a que alguns estão sujeitos quando a usam.
É uma história poderosa, com personagens cruas, cativantes e diversificadas e diálogos realistas, que conseguem ao mesmo tempo ser cómicos e devastadores.
O tema do racismo continua presente através de uma perspectiva acessível e recheada de referências do hip-hop.
Gostei muito deste livro. Para quem gostou de O Ódio que Semeias, preparem-se, porque On the Come Up tem tudo para vos conquistar.
A história começa onde acaba O Ódio que Semeias – no mesmo bairro de Starr, semanas depois dos protestos pelo assassinato de Khalil.
Acredito que On the Come Up foi a forma que a autora arranjou para continuar o diálogo que ficou pendente na sua obra anterior. Em O Ódio que Semeias, Angie Thomas ensinou-nos a encontrar a nossa voz. Em On the Come Up, expôs o tipo de preconceito a que alguns estão sujeitos quando a usam.
É uma história poderosa, com personagens cruas, cativantes e diversificadas e diálogos realistas, que conseguem ao mesmo tempo ser cómicos e devastadores.
O tema do racismo continua presente através de uma perspectiva acessível e recheada de referências do hip-hop.
Gostei muito deste livro. Para quem gostou de O Ódio que Semeias, preparem-se, porque On the Come Up tem tudo para vos conquistar.
So good. I think she gets the teen-lingo right, the teen-perspective right, and perfectly weaves that together with adult themes -- identity, sexuality, racism, when to conform and when not to, drug addiction, gang affiliation, friendship, how to tell who has your best interests in mind and who doesn't, jail, death, poverty, tokenism, school security, police brutality, feeling safe or unsafe (none of which are really *adult* since teens deal with them every day.) I love this book and this author and the audible performer so much, I feel at a loss for words.