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gwenswoons's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Vomit
maresuju's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
claire_leibovitz's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Vomit
latashman's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual violence
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review
- 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
think like me,
a woman should be able to sell whatever she wants
to sell.
But not if it’s at the insistence of a man. This man."
Acevedo, Elizabeth. Clap When You Land (p. 46). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fiction, teens, young adult, contemporary, LGBT, realistic fiction, poetry
📚Page Count: 424
🎧Audiobook Length: 05hrs 32mins
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
TW -
Clap When You Land is a young adult fiction story written in verse by Elizabeth Acevedo. This story is heartbreaking and powerful, I cried more than once while listening to the audiobook. This story centers around two teen girls, Camino Rios & Yahaira Rios, who share the same father, but neither knows of the other girl's existence. Suddenly, when their father passes away in a plane crash, the two teens are left to deal with their father's secrets and each other.
Elizabeth Acevedo definitely has a talent for telling stories in verse, her poetry is always beautiful and it flows so nicely. This story is based on a real life event that took place on November 12, 2001, when a flight taking off for the Dominican Republic crashed after take off in Queens, New York, killing a total of 260 people on the flight as well as 5 people on the ground. More than 90% of the passengers and victims were of Dominican decent. Here's apart of the author's note;
"It completely rocked the New York Dominican community. It is the second-deadliest aviation crash in United States history."
Acevedo, Elizabeth. Clap When You Land (p. 420). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
Overall, I think this story was fantastic, heartbreaking, and moving. I will definitely be reading the rest of Acevedo's work. I'm going to give this 5 out of 5 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
I listened to this audiobook for free on [Libbyapp.com]
Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, and Cursing
amandadevoursbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Medical trauma, Trafficking, and Colonisation
tawana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, Miscarriage, and Stalking
Minor: Cancer
alexlily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Cancer
Minor: Religious bigotry
annemarco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
taylorsevalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Classism
Minor: Trafficking, Child death, and Violence