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A review by allena_inwonderland
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
4.0
This was such a beautifully written book and honestly the audio was so good! Especially when we get to hear Xiomara's poems.
It's a very short audio book but don't let the detour you! I felt you could really connect with her and feel what she was going through.
Xiomara is a Dominican American teen, who's body "grew too fast", "attracts boys too much", and I'm sure if you're a woman you can understand this feeling. Her mom is very religious and puts pressure on X to always go to church, no boys, dress a certain way, stay on the straight and narrow.
We see X get to have her first date, first kiss, and start to grow up but definitely not without the struggles.
She always kept her writing to herself, then her new teacher brings up slam poetry. Will X share her poems or continue to keep them private?
This is such a good coming of age story.
It's a very short audio book but don't let the detour you! I felt you could really connect with her and feel what she was going through.
Xiomara is a Dominican American teen, who's body "grew too fast", "attracts boys too much", and I'm sure if you're a woman you can understand this feeling. Her mom is very religious and puts pressure on X to always go to church, no boys, dress a certain way, stay on the straight and narrow.
We see X get to have her first date, first kiss, and start to grow up but definitely not without the struggles.
She always kept her writing to herself, then her new teacher brings up slam poetry. Will X share her poems or continue to keep them private?
This is such a good coming of age story.