On the Come Up
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it was amazing
bookshelves: 2019, audiobook, best-of-the-best, bullying, cliques,contemporary, drug-abuse, epic-letter-to-the-reader, glbt, poc-on-cover, school
A fantastic read!!
As usual, Angie Thomas finds a way to discuss racism, among other difficult topics without blaming specific groups of people. She effortlessly writes in a way that will speak to most any reader who picks On The Come Up up and have it resonate with them in a way that will incite changes.
On The Come Up follows Brianna “Bri” Jackson, a black teen who has dreams of becoming a rapper. After getting brutally assaulted and constantly harassed previously, by two white security guards at her elite (white) school she decided to rap about her experience in a song.
I loved The Hate U Give and I was skeptical if On The Come Up could be as big of a success as her debut novel. It definitely surpassed my expectations and was as good or better than THUG.
As usual, Angie Thomas finds a way to discuss racism, among other difficult topics without blaming specific groups of people. She effortlessly writes in a way that will speak to most any reader who picks On The Come Up up and have it resonate with them in a way that will incite changes.
On The Come Up follows Brianna “Bri” Jackson, a black teen who has dreams of becoming a rapper. After getting brutally assaulted and constantly harassed previously, by two white security guards at her elite (white) school she decided to rap about her experience in a song.
I loved The Hate U Give and I was skeptical if On The Come Up could be as big of a success as her debut novel. It definitely surpassed my expectations and was as good or better than THUG.
On The Come Up did such a good job of showing the identity struggles of many characters in several different ways. From her mother, Jay, dealing with a past drug addiction defining her, to Bri dealing with her father’s previous fame defining her, and to even Miles dealing with his father’s expectations defining him. Every character deals with some kind of identity struggle. And this truly helped carry along the story, as well as make it relatable.
I also loved how Angie blended in today’s politics in the narrative without going over the top. I find, that especially today, a lot of books can get a little too political and go about blaming large groups of people. Which is definitely not how we get a problem solved. I feel like white students, students of color, Republicans, and Democrats could all enjoy this book and take something from it.
I also loved how Angie blended in today’s politics in the narrative without going over the top. I find, that especially today, a lot of books can get a little too political and go about blaming large groups of people. Which is definitely not how we get a problem solved. I feel like white students, students of color, Republicans, and Democrats could all enjoy this book and take something from it.
I listened to this on audiobook while I read, and I really enjoyed the narration, and the overall spunk of the reader. I felt like I was actually listening to Bri, and Jay, and everyone else in the story as they told us their stories. The narrator also added sighs, and laughs, when they were appropriate and it just enhanced the reading experience that much more.
I can’t wait to see what Angie Thomas comes up with next.
I can’t wait to see what Angie Thomas comes up with next.
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