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alylibri 's review for:
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
“harlem is opening its eyes to september”
“you will be forced to go with her until your knees learn the splinters of pews, the mustiness of incense,
“you will be forced to go with her until your knees learn the splinters of pews, the mustiness of incense,
the way a priest's robe tries to shush silent all the echoing doubts ringing in your heart”
“i touch my tongue to the word volition, like it's a fruit i’ve never tasted that's already gone sour in my mouth”
SPOILER: ”a roar tears from my mouth.
“i touch my tongue to the word volition, like it's a fruit i’ve never tasted that's already gone sour in my mouth”
SPOILER: ”a roar tears from my mouth.
"burn it! burn it. this is where the poems are," i say, thumping a fist against my chest. “will you burn me? will you burn me, too? you would burn me, wouldn't you, if you could?”