Reviews tagging 'Death'

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

210 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Classism

There is a scene in this book where a character is sexually assaulted on the subway.

there is also a character that constantly stalks and harasses another, and attempts to rape her.

alexsian29's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

pages_with_a_preoccupied_prin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

One of the most beautiful books I've ever read.
This book was beautifully written, the verse the story was told through made it even more amazing.
The topics tackled in the story covered grief, sisterhood and coming of age in two very different locations. I devoured this and am so obsessed with it. I loved it so much, I can't even put it into words right now. I would read it again, and again, and again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

bessadams'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer and Trafficking

readingelli's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

shanaaa's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

leslie_c's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

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

Minor: Trafficking

inkybees's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Trafficking and Pregnancy

gwenswoons's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful. I loved the audiobook, as I did with The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo’s  reading of her own words is just so exquisite, vivid and just full of so much inflection and color. I didn’t love the other narrator in this quite as much as Acevedo herself, but I did really love that there were two voices to highlight and differently shape the two POVs here. Anyway - the writing itself is so incredibly beautiful, with such complexity and layering; and what an amazing thing to read a fictionalized version of this huge tragic event that so many of us don’t know about. As with The Poet X, I love the detailing and care that Acevedo gives to the very specific voice and perspective of teenage girls - just really rare and special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit