Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

16 reviews

taleofabibliophile's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

rendezvousgirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

alexlily's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Religious bigotry

madisone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This was a beautiful book about two very different girls with one large similarity. Learning about their lives and the things they shared was very interesting, and seeing them develop their relationship was amazing. This was a book with a sad premise, but there were many points where you couldn’t help but smile.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Moderate: Terminal illness

ollie_again's review

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Terminal illness and Pregnancy

dakarif's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity and Terminal illness

clea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It is an impactful story with strong and relatable characters. I really loved that the story was told from two perspectives, it added a lot more depth to the characters and showed different sides of one experience. I was a bit disappointed by the writing... don't get me wrong: it is written quite beautifully and the small poignant metaphors and details made the story feel very real and human, but because it is written in verse, I expected the writing to be a lot more lyrical. Maybe it is because I listened to the audio book, so the verse format wasn't so obvious, but to me, it almost read like "normal" prose. But maybe that is the beauty of it? I just didn't expect it. 
Apart from that, it is a powerful story which explores difficult topics (like grief, identity, betrayal,...) in an accessible and nuanced way. Overall, it was a really touching story. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Outing

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.0

Impactful, eye-opening, heart felt - this story of 2 sisters who find out the other exists upon the death of their father. I stepped out of my comfort zone with this one, as poetry and novel-in-verse is not something I read often and because the author voiced one of the MCs - I opted for the audio book. It was beautiful to listen to and I'm happy to have chosen how I did. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content

dancevera's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? No

4.75

This was the first novel written in verse I think I have ever read, and it was absolutely beautiful. When I began, I was worried it would feel a bit pretentious and unnatural, but I was drawn into the lives of Camino and Yahaira just as quickly - maybe quicker - as if it had been in paragraphs of prose.  

I loved getting both sisters' different experience of their father's loss, and felt the distinction between the two POV was clear (which is super important to me). I do wish we had a bit more time with them both in the same place - the end felt a bit rushed to me - but that is my only complaint (I'd you can call it that).

 I'll be keeping my eye out for anything else this author releases, 💯. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence and Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Colonisation