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notartgarfunkel'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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Deportation
gabriella_'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, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Classism
jelliestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Transphobia, and Car accident
justinlewry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It seamlessly moves between poetry and prose in every sentence to tell a complex, layered story of inter-generational trauma, love, loss, and our place in the world.
It simultaneously feels huge and very contained - a shifting scale.
There’s a lot that I really loved in this book, particularly Little Dog’s first experience of love in and endless summer, and his exploration of his connection to place, to people and to the past. But unfortunately there was a lot that I didn’t connect with.
This book has a lot to say, but not all of it had an impact on me.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Car accident, War, and Classism
camilleikalina's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Abandonment
aishallnot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
no doubt, I did like this book and I'm glad that this is my first time reading ocean vuong's work. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that time skips can be a 50/50 experience for me in books where they either work for me or they don't (which in this case it partly did). despite this, i will love to continue to read his works as I really loved the writing.
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
ericispublius'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
tetedump's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Car accident, Abortion, and War
mmwiseheart'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: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, War, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Hate crime, Blood, Excrement, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kurumipanda's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Car accident, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis