A review by senquezada29
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

An absolutely beautiful book. I always appreciate books or music that can so accurately tap into the emotion of teen life - when our emotions were the most powerful (before the repetition of heartbreak, disappointment and life in general blunted all those feelings). If they can tap into that and make you also feel those emotions again, then it's a quality piece of work. This book does that 100%. The way she describes her friendships, educational experiences, budding romantic life, physical/emotional abuse at home, supporting a sibling with his own personal struggles and self realizations, navigating American life as a Dominican woman from a devotely Catholic home, and realizing the realities of patriarchy as a young woman, and the discovery of her outlet for it all through poetry, and how powerful it was for her as an individual was all just excellent. I listened to this book via Kindle while working out the last few mornings, but it's so good I'll purchase a hard copy for my library now too.