rec: The Poet X

The Poet X (Audiobook)
by Elizabeth Acevedo (Author/Narrator)

I had to wait about 4 months for this book to become available through my library, and it was worth the wait.

This book was fabulous -- and listening to the audio version was intense. The whole thing is told with the energy of slam poetry and it feels so true and real, and covers a lot of topics that don't often get touched on because they might be uncomfortable or unpopular. The only thing that seemed the tiniest bit off-pitch was the ending. After the harshness experienced in the previous chapters, even getting to the point that the characters got to at the end seemed like a minor miracle. But it offered a lot of hope and healing, so I'm glad that was where it went.

I don't know about the paper version of the book, because I listened to the audio version, which is what I really recommend because it is so much about hearing the poetry spoken.

Happy 4th

Got up early to water my garden (this year: garlic! Because everything else gets nibbled) and work on paying bills. Later there will be a cook-out BBQ thing. I hope everyone else is having a good holiday. Went to see the fireworks last night and was surprised to see a real brass band playing while the fireworks went off. That was really awesome. I was surprised to see so many people brought their dogs to the display because I know animals can be very sensitive to the loudness, but I didn't see any animals in distress (I watched one dog nap through the entire thing) so that was good.