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md_reads'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Colonisation and Violence
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
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
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Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, and Cursing
lorayne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pregnancy
achedester's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Violence
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
mshai's review
3.5
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
eve81's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer
happyhaley's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Violence and Racism
rorysreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Trafficking