Reviews tagging 'Death'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

836 reviews

wve2kyu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and War

elissa_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ocean Vuong has a beautiful way with words, connecting life, family, nature and feeling, he seamlessly weaves together all of this in such a brilliant way. I cannot compare his writing to anything I’ve read before. Reading his struggles as a first generation kid, a gay man and dealing with death and family illness, I feel for him, but this book is written in a way that is reflective and empowering through learning and moving through these experiences. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who feels called to lean into stories of adolescence, understanding and growth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Vomit, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

vaaaleriechen's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

woah, beautiful, i could benefit from a reread

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Abandonment, and Alcohol

chellieya's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

pupfluster's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

5.0

One of the best books I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction

rosieeg's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.0

This book was beautifully written but honestly wasn't for me. I really need to stop trying to read literary fiction cause I don't think it's my kind of genre! I like to read for pleasure so the heavy themes of this book were not very fun to read about. That being said, I did appreciate getting to read from a unique perspective - I've never read any books about a gay Vietnamese boy before. Also, the book was pretty short which meant I didn't have to sit with the sad stuff for too long!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sapphicsquirrel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, War, and Classism

cheymackai's review

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

A slow, dream-like story that covers struggle- of immigrants, of queer youth, of illiteracy, of war, of single parenthood, of loss, and of love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion and War

amandaacat's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

Absolutely beautifully written, this story is a heartfelt letter written by a son to his mother. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

xmoondustx's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Absolutely magnificent, breath- and heartbreaking but oh so very gorgeous. Everyone should read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War