Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

140 reviews

le3713's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

I don’t frequently read novels in verse, and probably prefer prose, but this was evocative and captured my attention. I’m glad to have finally read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

theotheleo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Infidelity

renata_paiva's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Stalking

cait_mccarron's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

maxleagh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.5

Great poetic read. Although focused on the characters and their thoughts as their world changes it still provides a good sense of the world around them. I enjoyed the insight into a world and into lives I know very little about. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Trafficking, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Stalking

mkwreads's review against another edition

emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

papercraftalex's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

I had put off reading this book for a while out of fear that it wouldn't live up to the hype. I was so, so wrong. Clap When You Land is a found family story for a biological family that didn't know about each other. Each of the characters are so unique and so real. The writing and poetry is amazing and really adds to the story; Acevedo has a magical voice. My absolute favorite part, though, was seeing the strength of women and women supporting each other through the mistakes and horrors that men can bring. I highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

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

lilia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

*Would highly recommend the audiobook—both sisters are narrated by different people and the author herself is one of the narrators! And because the book is written in verse, it's beautiful to hear it read aloud.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Sexual assault