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A review by torishams
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
emotional
fast-paced
4.5
4.5/5 stars
I love Elizabeth Acevedo's writing. She's one of the few middle-grade/YA authors that I can still read and enjoy. Her writing is beautiful and I love the themes of religion, family, and using your voice that she explores in this book.
Favorite quotes/poems:
* Except. I once heard a rumor / that goldfish have an evolutionary gene / where they’ll only develop as big as the tank they’re put into. // They need space to stretch. And I wonder if / Twin and I are keeping each other small. / Taking up the space that would have let the other grow. (74)
* If I were on fire/who could I count on/to water me down? // If I were a pile of ashes/who could I count on/to gather me in a pretty urn? // If I were nothing but dust/would anyone chase the wind/trying to piece me back together? (310)
* That love can be a band:/tears if you pull it too hard,/but also flexible enough/to stretch around the most chaotic mass. (340)
* “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” -Psalm 119:130... I think when we get together and talk about ourselves, about being human, about what hurts us, we’re also talking about God. So that’s also church, right? (356)
I love Elizabeth Acevedo's writing. She's one of the few middle-grade/YA authors that I can still read and enjoy. Her writing is beautiful and I love the themes of religion, family, and using your voice that she explores in this book.
Favorite quotes/poems:
* Except. I once heard a rumor / that goldfish have an evolutionary gene / where they’ll only develop as big as the tank they’re put into. // They need space to stretch. And I wonder if / Twin and I are keeping each other small. / Taking up the space that would have let the other grow. (74)
* If I were on fire/who could I count on/to water me down? // If I were a pile of ashes/who could I count on/to gather me in a pretty urn? // If I were nothing but dust/would anyone chase the wind/trying to piece me back together? (310)
* That love can be a band:/tears if you pull it too hard,/but also flexible enough/to stretch around the most chaotic mass. (340)
* “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” -Psalm 119:130... I think when we get together and talk about ourselves, about being human, about what hurts us, we’re also talking about God. So that’s also church, right? (356)