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_ging'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: Stalking, Infidelity, Abandonment, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death
kaelynmerrithew's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
mollyb13'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer
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
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
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
joynayakate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
mattyb'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
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Stalking, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
lauren523'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking
Minor: Trafficking
cardlikecredit's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent