Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

710 reviews

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

kmurphybooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

bythebooklin's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The book deals with life and its complexities in a very beautiful way.

I think there’s something very profound that lies in the simplicity of the book; a man writing a letter to his mother. However, this letter is extremely nuanced. After each page we learn more about Little Dog through the author’s lyrical prose.

Oh, Ocean Vuong you owe me nothing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, and War

tlyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

could not stop crying at every page of this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

hallkendric's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief

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

jamaikachan's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is hauntingly beautiful. The story is gripping, tragic and yet hopeful. Do look at the CW for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug use

Moderate: War

pastrieman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Racism

Moderate: Drug use

__zxnl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Racism

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