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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

137 reviews

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

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Beautiful writing and characters as always from Acevedo! This is another novel in verse from the author, with lyrical and rhythmic writing.

I loved the characters and their development. Clap When You Land does a great job depicting grief and family secrets! I think the pacing was well done, with the switching POVs of Yahaira and Camino giving us an insight into their daily lives after the crash.

Sometimes however the poetry got repetitive in a way that I thought “yes we get it you can stop repeating that word/phrase now” instead of the powerful impact it was maybe meant to have.

I also did have a harder time distinguishing the MCs as they sort of blended together at times. But I’m not sure if this was the characters themselves or because I was listening to the book rather than reading a physical copy.

Overall a moving and wonderful novel in verse! But my favorite of Acevedo’s is still With the Fire on High ☺️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical trauma

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child death, Medical trauma, Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment

ksuazo94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

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

Minor: Racism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

While predictable in some ways, this novel in verse tells the story of an imperfect man full of love for the women in his life, regardless how complex his love makes his life. The story is beautiful, the characters are strong and formidable, and the ending is exactly how it should be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Classism, Pregnancy, Stalking, Misogyny, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual assault

veereads11's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

charlotteschapter's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Trafficking

dpearson5257's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.5

I adored this story so much. I really enjoyed the writing style and the POV’s from both Yahaira and Camino. Acevedo just really has a way of pulling you into these stories with so much emotion and background and you can literally feel and hear the surroundings. I could hear the sounds from the ocean and see the little garden on the fire escape. The girls were layered and complex, the things they experienced daily as ladies of color and even the relationship they had with their dad. Completely pulled at my heart strings on this one. 

And the ending, loved it! This story really is focused around family and what that means and what that looks like. There is no one right or wrong way to be a family (I mean what Dad did was frowned upon but) even his reasonings I guess, still have you giving him a little bit of empathy. Between feeling like this is what society says I need vs this is my authentic love. So many emotions!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

twistykris's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

"How can you lose an entire person, only to gain a part of them back in someone entirely new?"

I saw a TikTok that recommended listening to the audiobook version and I'm so glad I took that advice. I can imagine reading this novel in verse would be beautiful, but as a white woman living in America, listening to it was SO impactful. Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte's voices truly add to the experience that is this book, making the verse sound natural and powerful.

I loved the dual perspective between the two girls, from finding about their father's death, their grief, discovering each other's existence, and the joy and struggles of newly found sisterhood. Filled with power, emotion, and culture, this is a beautifully written work and my first- but certainly not my last-  Elizabeth Acevedo novel.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking

Minor: Medical content

marissasa's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I listened to the audiobook while reading along with the physical book, and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend the audio as the performances by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte were so powerful and it really elevated the story to hear both sisters narrated with different voices. The story itself is full of grief and drama, which is highly relatable to anyone who has suffered a loss in their immediate family and/or discovered new truths about someone they thought they knew. The sisters both felt so real and I loved how complicated and messy their emotions and actions were, showing the reality of pain and loss and love especially when you are going through it as a teen girl. The writing was gorgeous and there were certain scenes like Carline giving birth, the sisters meeting for the first time, and the women saving Camino at the beach that left me breathless. There are a ton of beautiful words strung together in this book and it was such a treat to read/hear.

"How can you lose an entire person, only to gain a part of them back in someone entirely new?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Cancer, and Cursing