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thebookpaiges's review
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Trafficking, and Slavery
Minor: Colonisation and Confinement
ashylibrarian's review
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
By popular young-adult author Elizabeth Acevedo, Inheritance: A Visual Poem presents readers with an incredible amount of reflection and introspection about the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair. Acevedo creates texture and movement with her written poetry while Andrea Pippins compliments those words with illustrations of full color blocks and popping artwork. This is a nonfiction masterpiece.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Classism
betweentheshelves's review
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I mean, did we expect anything but perfection in an Elizabeth Acevdeo poem? Also, I highly recommend listening to Acevedo recite this poem while reading the book because it is a totally different experience. The way the illustrations, the size of the text, the formatting all fit her performance of it? Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
I'm okay with this trend of illustrating popular YA poets (see Jason Reynolds' Ain't Burned All the Bright from earlier this year). Especially if you take the time to listen and read at the same time!
I'm okay with this trend of illustrating popular YA poets (see Jason Reynolds' Ain't Burned All the Bright from earlier this year). Especially if you take the time to listen and read at the same time!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Confinement and Colonisation
yadira315's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
One of my favorite authors.The book is written flawlessly the illustrations go with her poems perfectly a very uplifting and inspiring visual novel. It sheds light unto the Dominican culture that so many try to deny and she does it in a way that challenges so many of those wrong beliefs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Racism
annamorgan27's review
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Racism
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