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pagesofplatypus'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? It's complicated
5.0
Written in verse, readers step right into Xiomara's mind and heart. Every emotion, her anger, her passion, her fear, her intrepidness, her hurt, her yearning for the feeling of being truly seen is felt profoundly.
Xio's relationship with her mother had me sobbing. It's as rough as the first draft of poem. Layered and complex as generational trauma, religious trauma, and everything else that makes mother-daughter relationships so damn complicated whirls in a hurricane throughout the story.
I like how as much is The Poet X is about Xiomara finding herself, it's also about how others shape us, how we think of ourselves, and what pieces of ourselves we're willing to sacrifice and bury. And, most importantly, The Poet X is about words. How they free us, give us power, and give us belonging.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual harassment
midnightlibrary5'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
4.25
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Domestic abuse
espressoreader's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Bullying
ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse
Christianity details - confirmation, confessions, homophobia, mass, etc.tinkithesquirelll'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, Cursing, Child abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
5.0
CAWPILE = 9.04
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
lisa_m'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
It is heartwarming, sweet, painful and so so relatable.
A feminist view into the life of a poc teenage girl who grows up in a very religious family.
The guilt of being different, of dealing with unfairness and ones own failures or short comings.
This is a coming of age story told so beautifully that I feel like I really know Xiomara now. I relate to her struggles and her pain. I was very close to tears throughout a large part of this book.
It is very inspiring and I feel like everyone should read it. The target demographic is girls and woman and probably also poets but I believe everyone would be able to enjoy this book and take something away from it.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Outing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Misogyny
thewoodlandbookshelf'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Homophobia
shaipanda'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
I listened to it and read it at the same time which made the experience so much more amazing and I’m so glad I did it that way
I feel like I’ll be thinking about this book for the foreseeable future cause holy shit
And it’s so so clear that the narrator for the audiobook is ver familiar with the culture and the story and everything so it makes a lot of sense that it seems to be Elizabeth Acavedo narrating it which adds so much - just amazing overall
Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Body shaming
corabookworm'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Cursing, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism