Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

49 reviews

rackoonetheclown's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

5.0

Beautifully written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Racism, Mental illness, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

uss_mary_shelley's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A stunning and poetic book, and it definitely gave me chills. It felt very warm and familiar, I felt privileged to experience the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, War, Suicide, Terminal illness, Racism, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Colonisation and Excrement

rudi1452's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Raw. Vulnerable. Familiarity. I find myself holding back the tears from numerous lines that utter honesty. From history, childhood traumas, racism, discrimination, being gay, love and grief - this book carries alot of emotions, all well too real. While reading, it felt like unearthing something, as if I can unravel what comes to our thoughts and feel it too deeply. Its got so many quotes that can make you question things and ponder upon, a favorite of mine states, "Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey." It's a lovely memoir, one that engraves to a person's self-identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

book_addict's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abortion

clemmiem's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

1414's review

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, and Homophobia

luther's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

The most beautifully written modern novel I've read. Masterfully crafted, and studies life to such a nuanced degree. One of my favourite books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident

mamagina's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. To think this is a first novel is amazing. Character and story intertwine with circular telling and visceral imagery. The story of a gay Vietnamese-American figuring out his identities and relationships with family and friends as it has not been told. There is so much quotable wisdom in this book. A challenging and stressful. Read, but told with such tenderness and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death