On The Come Up
This is one of those books that I became just like one of the characters and I.started.to.feel.the.anger.and.the.frustration.as.each.word.became.it's.own.island.as.
I.read. Some issues and points became so strong that they couldn’t blend into the paper like everything else, they had to take a stand. Every day, the fight for fairness is apparent for many individuals. For this world that we live in, it seems that, every day this great planet is getting more difficult.
In On the Come Up, Bri has a hard time taming herself. Bri’s young, she’s vocal, and she’s bold, which is a good combination but for her situation, there must be some balance.
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this novel. Although it was long, it didn’t feel that way as I read it. I enjoyed the author’s other novel, The Hate U Give, a great deal but this novel I enjoyed more. I think it’s because of all the other characters in the novel and the parts that they played and how they influenced the main character. The energy in this novel is fantastic and just picking up this book, got me fired up!
Bri’s father was a well-known rapper who ended up dead because of who he was. Bri’s been rapping since she was ten and as the novel open up, she is waiting for her first big break in the Ring. She wants to battle in the Ring and get noticed.
Coming out a victor, she should be flying high but there’s some controversy and Bri has some issues at home that she’s trying to get a handle on. There never seems to be a quiet moment, a moment to breath and enjoy the fame, as life keeps on moving and Bri needs to keeps rapping if she is to make a name for herself.
With the main topics of relationships, racial issues, and family, Angie Thomas did it again, with another fantastic novel. I highly recommend it.
