A review by greeneggsandsam
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

𝑰 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.
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The Poet X is a beautiful collection of poetry (with some dialogue) written by our readers character Xiomara who navigates life with a strict Christian family as a high schooler. We follow Xiomara when she is 15 turning 16 and learning more about herself and the power of written word.
Acevedo did a wonderful job of portraying a teenager navigating her life, understanding more about the world (both the good and the bad), and displaying acts of rebellion that her strict Mami has rules for. I really enjoyed this book, and it was a very quick read. It does hit on some sensitive topics, but ones that are very real for some people in modern day. Several poems really stood out to me, and there was a few times I got goosebumps.
I think this is a beautiful piece of art with an impactful message.
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