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Maata jalkojen alle by Elizabeth Acevedo

101 reviews

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

💬:“& although most people here won’t admit they 
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 -

sexual assault, stalking, parental death, plane crash

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]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, and Cursing

lorayne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pregnancy

cardlikecredit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

alexlily's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.75

I kind of wish that there was more. I think I wanted more emotion, or at least more of an explanation for the character’s emotions. I know that’s not exactly how emotion works, but I ended the book feeling like there was something missing from the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Trafficking, Infidelity, Deadnaming, and Death of parent

lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

I sobbed my way through the last 40% of this book!  Two sisters lose their father, but they aren't even aware that the other exists, as the father has two families.  The sisters have to find out about each other, find each other, and deal with grief about losing their father and feeling betrayed by his lies while being in separate countries (NYC/USA and the Dominican Republic).  This novel is told in verse, and it read very fast due to that.  I enjoyed the peek into their different cultures and experiences.  While I do think the story ends the way it should and when it should, I do wish we would have had more time with the sisters together.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual assault

robinie142's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

olive_lol's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

This novel is a tender exploration of grief and family, and it approaches the topic with so much heart. I especially loved that it's in verse and how it uses that to show emotion.

The ending also felt fitting and well-foreshadowed.

I would absolutely reccomend to anyone looking for a heartfelt story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Cancer

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking, Child death, and Violence