![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I found that Camino seemed more fleshed out and more of a person to me. We see both of their perspectives regarding their father's death and discovery of one another, in alternative chapters. Using verse creates a focus on images and emotion, rather than plot I'd found the plot intriguing and was concerned about its development being lacking.Ĭamino (DR) and Yahaira (NYC) have similar physical features, yet are completely different. While the novel itself didn't end up being as dramatic and over-the-top as I'd expected (that's not even Acevedo's style, so I dunno what I was thinking lol), the language evoked strong images and emotions.Īt first, I wondered if the story would have been better told in prose. ![]() It was a telenovella (soap opera) waiting to happen. A father has two separate families in DR and in the States and as a reader I was hooked into the potential drama. Inspired by an actual plane crash that had occurred two months after 9/11 and was mostly ignored, Acevedo writes a beautiful novel-in-verse that shows us the impact of secrets, hurt, loss, and discovery.įirst Impressions : The storyline is interesting. About: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo is about two sisters (one in the Dominican Republic and one in NYC) who didn't know of one another's existence until their father's tragic death on a flight from NYC to DR. ![]()
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