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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

11 reviews

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

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Racism, and Homophobia

foreverannabelle's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i haven't ever read a novel fully in poetry and i really thoroughly enjoyed this. i wasn't sure what i was getting into when i first started the book but i found the content and non white representation well done. getting to see Camino and Yahaira's connection was really genuine too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

Minor: Stalking and Homophobia

chl0b1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting and Homophobia

malloryfitz's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Police brutality

nofy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

lilacsophie's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Vomit

plane crash, premature baby, homebirth,

meg_'s review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

3.75

Elizabeth Acevedo's writing is excellent and this book is no different from her other's in that it is emotionally impactful and filled with vibrant main characters. In comparison to her other books, I don't feel I connected as much with these characters, which is why I'm rating it a bit lower. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia

plumpaperbacks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is the second book I’ve read by Acevedo, and I’ll happily repeat countless others when I say that she’s an extremely talented writer. I also partially listened to the audiobook, and Acevedo is one of two narrators; I love listening to her narrate her work.

I think I like this one even more than The Poet X. Admittedly, for the first hundred pages or so, I struggled to differentiate between Camino and Yahaira and get invested in their story. But despite my rocky start, I ended up quite invested in both girls and the way their stories intertwined. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book quite like Clap When You Land, in that regard—one that writes sibling relationships in such a unique way, examines family secrets and love and how loss can lead to gain in unexpected ways.

Only when I started reading did I realize that Acevedo based this story off of a real tragedy, the AA587 plane crash in November 2001. That realization intensified the emotions within the pages, even though the novel is in verse. Sometimes such a method means detachment from what you’re reading, but not here. Yet another one of the author’s talents, honestly.

I’m tired (as I write this, it’s 2 a.m.) and I’m not sure how much sense I make, but I did quite enjoy this book. It wasn’t a favorite, but I’d recommend it regardless. I look forward to reading more from Elizabeth Acevedo, hopefully soon.

Representation

• Afro-Dominican protagonist
• Latinx protagonist
• established sapphic romance
• side characters of color

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexism, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Drug use, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Trafficking

bretagnereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Homophobia