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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

98 reviews

pisces1_1318's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

I really liked the dual stories of Camino and Yaharia. Elizabeth Acevedo does a great job weaving their stories together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Death of parent

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

bravelass85's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

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

siebensommer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Swimming might be the closest to flying
a human being can get. There is something
about your body displacing water

in order to propel through space that makes you feel
Godtouched. That makes me understand evolution,
that we really must have crawled up from the sea.

My life's passions
are all about water breaking, new life making,
taking breath in wrinkled flesh

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual violence, Cancer, and Pedophilia

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Listen to the audiobook. It sounds like magic

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Content Warnings

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

sdavis17's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia

jenmcreads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

4.75

I love Elizabeth Acevedo's audiobooks, I am so happy they were recommended to me (several times over). This one I think was a beautiful and moving story. The two sisters distinct voices and struggles were visceral. I loved the details of the family traditions and relationships. Definitely would recommend this on audio! 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Racism

m_loves_books's review against another edition

5.0

 
Phänomenales Buch 💛💛💛
In einem Tag als Hörbuch durchgehört
Trauer wird unglaublich echt und glaubwürdig dargestellt 
Beide Perspektiven sind für mich gleich interessant 
Die Beziehung zwischen Yahaira und ihrer Freundin steht nicht im Vordergrund, sticht aber durch ihre nicht Toxität hervor und ist einfach herzerwärmend.
Generell die zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen haben mir sehr gut gefallen und waren meines Erachtens sehr realistisch. 

 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Emotional abuse