Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Poeta X by Elizabeth Acevedo

94 reviews

modernmatilda's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

If you're going to read this book, PLEASE do yourself a favor and listen to the author read via audiobook while reading a physical copy. Her performance and delivery should be heard and her word choices should be treasured. 

I felt seen and I saw others because of this book. Would DEFINITELY recommend to everyone, especially high schoolers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use

ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Christianity details - confirmation, confessions, homophobia, mass, etc.

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Moving, beautiful novel in verse about how sometimes you have to become who you’re meant to be despite whatever obstacles stand in your way, even when those obstacles might be the people who are supposed to love and care about you the most. A quick read, this book moved me through every conceivable emotion and the relationship between the mother and daughter, while not exactly like my own, definitely resonated with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

kindredspirit7's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is absolute perfection. The audiobook is impeccable. I don’t live in New York. I’m a white middle class young woman from the Appalachian mountains. But there was something so relatable in the way x related with Christianity and the way she experiences her first love. Her relationship with her mother. It all spoke to the 16 year old girl in me who was grappling with love and sex and who she was all while surrounded by a family that was pious and knowing she was different. The writing is beautiful. The story is heartwarming and heartbreaking. I laughed, I cried, I felt  angry for X. If I could make it everyone read this book I would. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Body shaming

joey_schafer's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

kaimetcalfe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Body shaming

Moderate: Infertility, Bullying, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction

august69's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content and Homophobia

thescenery's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Shamefully, I wasn't expecting much out of this. I read Clap When You Land by the author and felt lukewarm about it. I'm usually not a fan of poetry. 

But, well. I was proven wrong. I loved this, it was deep and meaningful and even if lately I've been having a hard time reading about teenagers, Elizabeth Acevedo gave me more than that. It's beautiful,  listened to it all in one sitting, I cried and felt so much alongside Xiomara. It felt close to home. Even if I wasn't latina, even if my mother wasn't latina, I know there'd be things to identify myself with and feel. She describes the intensity of her feelings in her teenage years with so much beauty I felt like wanting to write again, wanting to do the same.

I loved it. I don't know why I won't give it 5 stars, I think maybe there was something missing I can't pinpoint, but it is a winner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Religious bigotry

prairieraven's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Gorgeous story written like poetry, that that alone was stunning. It made falling back in love with poetry easy,my heart is already yearning for more verses. Heart wrenching in places. I loved this book. The characters -Xiomara,Xavier, Caridad, Aman, Mami & Papi are rich, beautifully written, deep and their relationships complicated, sticky and relatable. The Poet X is going to stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Confinement, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Sexual harassment