Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

1024 reviews

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

cnealerogers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

lyratheduck's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual content

sneakya3's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and War

fixesofia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, and Abortion

omarhabib's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Excrement, Grief, and Abortion

sophieezreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

if hadn‘t know the author is a poet, i would‘ve know after reading this. this is such a poetic and philosophical work exploring issues of post-vietnam war, living in a country that is not actually your home and a coming of age story dealing with the own queerness. big recommendation!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug abuse

anawolken's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Devastatingly beautiful, this book will break your heart while simultaneously healing it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and War

elsakate's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Dementia, and War

martasshelf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

I enjoyed this book a lot. I feel like it took me a little to get into it at the start, but it slowly grew on me and broke my heart in a million pieces, just like I like it.
Vuong delivers exactly what he promises at the start: this book is a letter and it's perfectly shaped as one. From the memories not always in cronological order and with different levels of depth to the contemplation and reflections made along the way. 
A beautiful love letter to a mother ho can't read, it reflects on family, war trauma, e/imigration and identity, homosexuality and homofobia, drugs, language and politics. 
It is beautifuly writen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Homophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, and War