Reviews

A Poeta X by Elizabeth Acevedo

melinda_and_her_books's review against another edition

5.0

This was a very beautiful book. It was told In verse so it was a very quick read.

Xiomara discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her relationship with the world. She feels unheard and begins to pour all her frustration and passion into a leather notebook. Her mother was very tough on her. I found my self angry at her at times. She did stuff I could never imagine doing to my own child. She basically crushed all her daughters happiness, dreams and confidence.

Xiomara finally starts to find her place in the world when she is invited to join her schools slam poetry club even though she knows her mom would not approve. She also starts to have feelings for a boy in her bio class but knows her mom could never find out because she is determined to have Xiomara obey the church.

I feel this is an important book for teenage girls to read because she is also learning to deal with her body and her hormonal changes. Her twin brother also goes through some things that their mom would not approve of. I would love to hear more about his story. I ended up crying towards the end of this book. ❤

tinysongstress's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

bobachel's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

kendalliskiwii's review against another edition

5.0

amazingly written and quite literally the only book to ever make me cry

but i was also on my period and it was one (1) tear so if anyone asks
"has a book ever made you cry" im still gonna tell them no bc im a filthy liar and i wanna keep my reputation as a coldhearted witch yk

jesslunac'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? No

4.5

tonatyuh's review against another edition

5.0

Perfect in every shape and form.

emmagray13's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

kaerene's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I picked up The Poet X from my in-class library yesterday because I needed something to read after I DNF-ed a different book and was not disappointed. I’m not the biggest fan of poetry, I usually hate it, but this book was so good. I loved how this book was structured and loved how the titles of each entry went with the stanzas of the poems Xiomara was writing. I also loved the story and how I feel like we got such an in depth look at Xiomara. 

fallonheartss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

myrecoveryroom's review against another edition

5.0

Even the acknowledgments were beautiful.