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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Another wonderful story from Angie Thomas. Was racing through by the time I was a third of the way through the book.
Angie Thomas made it really hard for herself by having a book like THUG be her debut, but this was just as powerful and just as good. Angie is definitely an auto-buy, auto-read author for me. Also, the audiobook for this was fantastic!
What can I say? Page-turner, thought-provoking, well-written and just everything I hoped it would be after reading T.H.U.G.
I wanted to love it as much as The Hate U Give but the story wasn’t as deep. Very predictable.
Angie Thomas has an incredible voice. Her debut novel was so important, and this sophomore novel is equally brilliant and impactful. I switched from reading the ebook to listening to the audiobook so I could hear the main character’s raps, which I highly recommend. Can’t wait to see the movie adaptation, and especially can’t wait to see what Thomas does next.
For me, On the Come Up was not nearly as good as The Hate U Give. The main character, Bri, wasn't super likable. She treated her friends and her mom terribly, which took away from the book. I couldn't really get into this book to the point where I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what happened next. The end was a little to perfect and wrapped up nice for me as well.
I understand the themes that this book was trying to get across regarding how black people are looked at differently and when white people have guns its ok, but when black people have them, it's something to be feared. These were all relevant, but the book just fell short to me, especially compared to THUG.
I understand the themes that this book was trying to get across regarding how black people are looked at differently and when white people have guns its ok, but when black people have them, it's something to be feared. These were all relevant, but the book just fell short to me, especially compared to THUG.
Angie has done it again.
I loved every single moment of this book, it was amazing.
I loved every single moment of this book, it was amazing.
A successful sophomore novel taking place in and around Garden Heights, following the events of Thomas' debut "The Hate U Give." The story was just as realistic as THUG but left a little something to be desired in character development and story closure. It took me a while to get really vested in the character's stories and by the time I did, there were so many things not tied up in the ending that I just closed the book with so many questions still lingering. I hope that Thomas continues to write books centered around this geographic area with different characters as the focus as I really enjoyed that part of the story, and I think the unanswered questions left her could be answered in a nod to these characters from another book.
I wasn’t expecting to, but I enjoyed this even more than THE HATE U GIVE
Ne kadar young adult kitapları çok sevsem de 16 yaşındaki roman karakterleriyle bağ kurmakta zorlandığım bir yaşa geldiğimi itiraf etmeliyim. Hele ki bu seferki ana karakter hiphop yıldızı olma hayalleriyle, ghettoda yaşadığı ailesiyle bir çıkış yolu bulmaya çalışan agresif bir ergen olunca öfke nöbetlerinin sıklığı biraz yormaya başlayabiliyor.. Ancak yine de özellikle kitabın ikinci yarısı bir çırpıda okunuyor. Bri bu öfkesinin sebebini Trey'e itiraf edip sonunda dürüst bir şekilde bir şeyleri saklamadan iletişim kurmaya başladığında rahat bir nefes alıyorsunuz.
The Hate U Give gibi başarılı bir çıkış romanını takip etmek zor olsa da Angie Thomas bunu yine de çok iyi başarmış. İlk kitap kadar iyi mi? Belki değil. Ama polis şiddeti, ırkçılık gibi olayları bu kadar güzel ele almış ve bu kadar ses getirmiş bir YA kitabı geçmek zor. On the Come Up'ın önceki kitaptan 1 sene sonra yine Garden Heights'ta geçiyor olması ve The Hate U Give'deki olayların bahsi geçmesi güzel bir ayrıntıydı. Son olarak bu kadar günlük konuşma ağzıyla yazılmış ve bol bol kafiyeli rap sözleriyle dolu bir kitap Türkçe'de nasıl olur bilemiyorum, mümkünse orijinal dilinde okumak lazım.
The Hate U Give gibi başarılı bir çıkış romanını takip etmek zor olsa da Angie Thomas bunu yine de çok iyi başarmış. İlk kitap kadar iyi mi? Belki değil. Ama polis şiddeti, ırkçılık gibi olayları bu kadar güzel ele almış ve bu kadar ses getirmiş bir YA kitabı geçmek zor. On the Come Up'ın önceki kitaptan 1 sene sonra yine Garden Heights'ta geçiyor olması ve The Hate U Give'deki olayların bahsi geçmesi güzel bir ayrıntıydı. Son olarak bu kadar günlük konuşma ağzıyla yazılmış ve bol bol kafiyeli rap sözleriyle dolu bir kitap Türkçe'de nasıl olur bilemiyorum, mümkünse orijinal dilinde okumak lazım.