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bookshelves: contemporary, ya, diverse, recommend, reviewed, authors-of-color, lgbt-plus, 3-and-a-half-stars
Jul 16, 2020
bookshelves: contemporary, ya, diverse, recommend, reviewed, authors-of-color, lgbt-plus, 3-and-a-half-stars
Me on Goodreads: ew, haha...poetry is gross
Me in person when a man is telling me that poetry is gross: Would you say a song without music is gross? Would you call lyricism gross? Would you call prose that uses metaphor and style and meter meaningfully gross??? Or do you just think you're too cool????
Me writing this review: Okay, poetry is good sometimes, actually.
I have read Elizabeth Acevedo's prose before...and it wasn't my favorite. I have read poetry before and been super-picky about it. I have read books that were that weird kind of prose-y poetry and haven't liked them either.
But I liked this one!
That's all I have to say.
Bottom line: I have been converted. But only for this one example.
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pre-review
maybe poetry is actually good sometimes. like when i can read a 400 page book in under 2 hours, for example.
review to come / 4 stars
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tbr review
update: this buddy read was canceled when 3 out of 4 of us didn't want to read poetry. kind of iconic of us wouldn't you say
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please don't ask when i realized this book is written in poetry (but it was after i started)
buddy read with my three favs
Me in person when a man is telling me that poetry is gross: Would you say a song without music is gross? Would you call lyricism gross? Would you call prose that uses metaphor and style and meter meaningfully gross??? Or do you just think you're too cool????
Me writing this review: Okay, poetry is good sometimes, actually.
I have read Elizabeth Acevedo's prose before...and it wasn't my favorite. I have read poetry before and been super-picky about it. I have read books that were that weird kind of prose-y poetry and haven't liked them either.
But I liked this one!
That's all I have to say.
Bottom line: I have been converted. But only for this one example.
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pre-review
maybe poetry is actually good sometimes. like when i can read a 400 page book in under 2 hours, for example.
review to come / 4 stars
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tbr review
update: this buddy read was canceled when 3 out of 4 of us didn't want to read poetry. kind of iconic of us wouldn't you say
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please don't ask when i realized this book is written in poetry (but it was after i started)
buddy read with my three favs
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LOL mine was when I got the audiobook and realized it was only 6 hrs long. xD So much for reading synopses...
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Jasmine wrote: "LOL mine was when I got the audiobook and realized it was only 6 hrs long. xD So much for reading synopses..."i need to actually read summaries before i spend real money on real books
That's what sucks. I really want to read Elizabeth Acevedo but I hate poetry.
Erin wrote: "That's what sucks. I really want to read Elizabeth Acevedo but I hate poetry."this x 1000
The Audible version is fantastic!! And free for Audible members.
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i feel that on a spiritual level! like, it takes me 3 weeks to read a 400 page book, and then i pick up a 800pg free verse book and read it in half an hour like what--
aahh u finally read (and liked) it yay!!!
I'm pretty sure I read the whole thing in one sitting. Not my favorite Elizabeth Acevedo book but it was definitely a great book.
I love poetry so much, but maybe that's just the literature nerd in me ;)
I just started this book and can't wait. I do like poetry though, so it might not be as painful as your journey seems to have been
Laura wrote: "The Audible version is fantastic!! And free for Audible members."if i didn't own a copy already i definitely would have done audible!!
clara wrote: "i feel that on a spiritual level! like, it takes me 3 weeks to read a 400 page book, and then i pick up a 800pg free verse book and read it in half an hour like what--"living the dream!!!
Mel wrote: "wait this is poetry? ugh I don’t like poetry....."mood
may ➹ wrote: "aahh u finally read (and liked) it yay!!!"i'm shocked and stunned!!
Cole (*≧∀≦*) wrote: "I'm pretty sure I read the whole thing in one sitting. Not my favorite Elizabeth Acevedo book but it was definitely a great book."i think it's only my second by her and i preferred it
Veronika wrote: "I love poetry so much, but maybe that's just the literature nerd in me ;)"or just, you know, a personal preference
Regitze wrote: "I just started this book and can't wait. I do like poetry though, so it might not be as painful as your journey seems to have been"i wouldn't call a four star painful, exactly
felt that on a personal level. i have a love-hate relationship with poetry but a love-love relationship with elizabeth acevedo’s covers every damn time i see them in the bookstore
I can't do poetry, but to me there is a difference between poetry and a book written in verse, so I can do Acevedo! Loved Poet X, and will be reading this one soon!
That's true! Did it make you like it less though?
ari wrote: "felt that on a personal level. i have a love-hate relationship with poetry but a love-love relationship with elizabeth acevedo’s covers every damn time i see them in the bookstore"that's the realest thing i've ever heard
Carmen wrote: "I can't do poetry, but to me there is a difference between poetry and a book written in verse, so I can do Acevedo! Loved Poet X, and will be reading this one soon!"that's fair!
Regitze wrote: "That's true! Did it make you like it less though?"i'm not sure! i think it worked for me in this case
I listened to this on Audible, the two narrators were remarkable and it was excellent.
Laura wrote: "I listened to this on Audible, the two narrators were remarkable and it was excellent."i definitely would have done that if i hadn't had a copy!!!
Lol just realised this review/rant is being dragged now on r/badreads on Reddit. You're still my fave reviewer tho
dyketatorship wrote: "Lol just realised this review/rant is being dragged now on r/badreads on Reddit. You're still my fave reviewer tho"once again i have an opportunity to be grateful that my status as a normal person with a human life means i don't have to care what people on reddit think
