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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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amradio's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

A decent enough book
I really enjoy poetry and books that use it in their style of writing so I was interested in reading this book
Definitely hard to read at points
A bag of mixed feelings for this book overall

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spaghettii's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

The way it's written as a poem was very relaxing

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amanda_mh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this free verse novel , beautiful prose telling a story that I was heavily invested in 📖 🗣

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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le3713's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

Elizabeth Acevedo on audio is as good as everyone says, and I seldom listen to audio books. I love a good YA coming of age story, and this one sucked me in. I was rooting for Xiomara 100% and her concerns were mine.

When her mom lit her journal of poems on fire, I wanted to jump into the story and save them.

I also found X's questions about and ambivalence towards Catholicism thoughtful and interesting. Highly recommend! I'm on to my next Acevedo soon.

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nitya's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Read for MLIS elective

Powerful and I love that it's in verse! Not sure how I feel about the ending and resolution (and the lack of development with certain characters). It was incomplete and half-assed; it could have been better imo.

Content warning: misogyny/sexism, racism, sexual harassment, child abuse, religious themes, homophobia (not by main character), bullying, drug use (pot)

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minbyrnes's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook in one sitting and it was an amazing listening experience but it was so good that I wished I had a physical copy that I could read and annotate.

Some quotes that really stood out to me that I had to pause the audiobook and write them down were:

“And I think of all the things we could be if we were never told our bodies were not built for them.”

and

“The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.”

(I wrote these as I heard them so idk what they’re supposed to look like in the book, which is why I really want to purchase a physical copy).

I really connected to Xiomara’s story and struggles and I love her so much. Her struggles with religion, the way other people perceive her, and being forced to act strong for her own sake and for the sake of her loved ones; I’m sure a lot of young girls can relate to her even if the situations aren’t exactly the same.

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