Reviews with content warning for Cursing - Clap When You Land

💬:“& although most people here won’t admit they
think like me,
a woman should be able to sell whatever she wants
to sell.
But not if it’s at the insistence of a man. This man."

Acevedo, Elizabeth. Clap When You Land (p. 46). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

📖Genres: fiction, teens, young adult, contemporary, LGBT, realistic fiction, poetry

📚Page Count: 424

🎧Audiobook Length: 05hrs 32mins

👩🏾‍🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

TW -

sexual assault, stalking, parental death, plane crash

Clap When You Land is a young adult fiction story written in verse by Elizabeth Acevedo. This story is heartbreaking and powerful, I cried more than once while listening to the audiobook. This story centers around two teen girls, Camino Rios & Yahaira Rios, who share the same father, but neither knows of the other girl's existence. Suddenly, when their father passes away in a plane crash, the two teens are left to deal with their father's secrets and each other.

Elizabeth Acevedo definitely has a talent for telling stories in verse, her poetry is always beautiful and it flows so nicely. This story is based on a real life event that took place on November 12, 2001, when a flight taking off for the Dominican Republic crashed after take off in Queens, New York, killing a total of 260 people on the flight as well as 5 people on the ground. More than 90% of the passengers and victims were of Dominican decent. Here's apart of the author's note;

"It completely rocked the New York Dominican community. It is the second-deadliest aviation crash in United States history."

Acevedo, Elizabeth. Clap When You Land (p. 420). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

Overall, I think this story was fantastic, heartbreaking, and moving. I will definitely be reading the rest of Acevedo's work. I'm going to give this 5 out of 5 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

I listened to this audiobook for free on [Libbyapp.com]

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chelle22's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad

5.0

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olive_lol's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.25

This novel is a tender exploration of grief and family, and it approaches the topic with so much heart. I especially loved that it's in verse and how it uses that to show emotion.

The ending also felt fitting and well-foreshadowed.

I would absolutely reccomend to anyone looking for a heartfelt story.

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emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I listened to the audiobook while reading along with the physical book, and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend the audio as the performances by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte were so powerful and it really elevated the story to hear both sisters narrated with different voices. The story itself is full of grief and drama, which is highly relatable to anyone who has suffered a loss in their immediate family and/or discovered new truths about someone they thought they knew. The sisters both felt so real and I loved how complicated and messy their emotions and actions were, showing the reality of pain and loss and love especially when you are going through it as a teen girl. The writing was gorgeous and there were certain scenes like Carline giving birth, the sisters meeting for the first time, and the women saving Camino at the beach that left me breathless. There are a ton of beautiful words strung together in this book and it was such a treat to read/hear.

"How can you lose an entire person, only to gain a part of them back in someone entirely new?"

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camille_farrar's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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ashley_1206's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

4.5-5⭐️

i’m stuck between these two ratings because the book was something i didn’t expect. like yes we learn about two daughters that found eachother but honestly this book was so much more.

this book was so heavy. and the writing style made it the book so easy to fly through but also gave it so much emotion. i’m in love with these characters bc i connected with them on so many levels.

being dominican, this book was such a huge representation for the community. and having family in DR, the story really portrayed everything it was so realistic that it hurt.

i love this book because of the representation, the characters, the story. just yes. (my favorite quotes belong on pages 323 and 416!)

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