Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

846 reviews

eelthul's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Excrement, and Car accident

brennach's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War

jimeebear'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

antonia_schuro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ocean Vuong has an incredible talent, of not only writing an incredible memoir, but making every sentence an artwork. Blown away, took me way longer than expected to listen to, because of the heavy topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and War

janisa0120's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and War

giordana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

this was the most beautiful thing i’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Excrement

ciarazard's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Enjoyed Vuong’s poetic writing style, but did not like the book as much as I’d hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Chronic illness

hungryheidi2013's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Mental illness

urmomzoe1_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Dementia, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, and Homophobia