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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Di Semesta Ini Kita Pernah Gemilang by Ocean Vuong
196 reviews
violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
elbent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
koiolee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book felt like staring into a mirror and for the first time seeing ourselves in the pages of a work that is almost unrelated to us, yet represents all of us.
I really loved this book and I hope to read more of Vuong's work in the future.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
luca_18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief
pastlifetragedy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Abortion, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
earthsigil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Abortion
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nadiadhansen's review against another edition
3.5
and i really wanted to like it a lot more - it has all the things i usually love, queer themes, minority perspectives, genre pushing.. but i have to admit the tangents were confusing to me a lot of the times, and i dont usually have a hard time following stories. i've seen other people write that they missed a narrative they could 'follow', a more gathered story, so you could know where you were going and i feel that too.
that being said i didnt dislike this book, i would probably still recommend it to people who i knew enjoyed lyrical writing
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation
whimpix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and War
sadiaa's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
baddgerose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War