On the come up angie thomas5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead of letting her have her own unique identity, many of her peers peg her as “Lil Lawless,” reducing her identity to nothing but a second-rate version of her father. Her struggle to escape the stereotypes and racial profiling imposed upon her by society are mirrored by her struggles to escape the legacy of her father. ” Set in the same universe but with different characters, she’s illuminated the political scene once again with her fresh social commentary woven into the life of her new protagonist: Brianna Jackson.īrianna is a sixteen-year-old aspiring rapper who lives in the shadow of her late father, whose rap name was Lawless. She’s done it again with her new novel “On the Come Up. ![]() The film adaptation gave the story a whole new platform to traverse, and since then its impact is only growing. I found myself getting attached to the characters and crying when they cried. ![]() The way Angie Thomas handled such politically sensitive issues with such grace of language and relatability gave her writing a kind of potency that I’d never seen before. “The Hate U Give” was a life-changing book for me. Her debut novel, “ The Hate U Give ,” became a #1 New York Times Bestseller, touching the hearts of many with its lovable characters and politically relevant commentary about the prevalence of police brutality in the African American community. ![]()
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