Fat Angie vs On The Come Up: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Fat Angie
Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a…
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On The Come Up
Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate On The Come Up highest: On The Come Up 4.3 · Fat Angie 4.0.
- Fat Angie is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for On The Come Up.
- On The Come Up has the widest readership — 101699 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fat Angie | On The Come Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (101699) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (7) | 4.2 (150) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (14) | 4.5 (380) |
Reception
| Fat Angie | On The Come Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 101699 |
| Editions | 8 | 16 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 568 |
| Pages | 272 | 464 |