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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

24 reviews

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

Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

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

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

happyhaley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism and Violence

incigiru's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

cocacolor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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

4.25

I wasn't a huge fan of Acevedo's first novel in verse, which was about poetry itself, but freed from the conceit of poetry about poetry, her writing soars in CLAP WHEN YOU LAND. The descriptions of Puerto Plata are immersive, the characters are richly drawn and even characters like Papi, whose deception touches off the plot, and Wilson, who asks for money, are treated with compassion and love, and the difference of opportunity between two sisters living in different countries, with different citizenship papers, is stark. Some themes, like (trigger warning)

Yahaira's reaction to her assault and her sexuality

, are not explored as deeply as I would like, and it seems that Camino gets the bulk of the character development and change. But overall, this is a hugely moving, rich, and satisfying story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Medical content and Stalking

Minor: Racism and Police brutality

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

4.0

This was so good.

Rep: Dominican-American lesbian female MC, Dominican female MC, BIPOC sapphic female side character, Dominican and Dominican-American side characters.

CWs: Death of parent, sexual assault, grief, death, stalking, infidelity, sexual violence, sexual harassment, pregnancy & birth on page, sexism, violence, parental abandonment, plane crash (not on page but discussed), misogyny, racism, xenophobia. Moderate: medical content, cancer, cursing, pedophilia, rape, panic attack. Minor: Drug use, trafficking, vomit, police brutality, blood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, and Trafficking

books_in_a_basket's review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

izzydelaya's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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: Racism and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment

malloryfitz's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Police brutality

diammendes's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment