Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

52 reviews

melitorian's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

one of the most beautifully written books i've read in a long time. highly recommend this emotional journey to anyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and War

fayemomodu's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

Loveddddd this book so much. Beautifully wrote, almost poetic. Very deep, talks about a lot of deep issues, so there may be a trigger warning for this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Abortion, Alcohol, and War

kthyha3's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

tori21's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.5

Needed to let the book sit in my mind for a bit to comprehend how I actually feel about it.
And I really wish I could bring myself to give the book a better score. I really do, but the disappointment I felt compared to my expectations and the overall hype, I just can't.
The writing style was beautiful and I loved how refreshing the poetry-like style was, but sometimes it got a little too much and left me confused. Which made me not enjoy the book like I wanted it to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

tarareece's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

moipone's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide

nerdyqueer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

One of the most heartbreaking and intense books I've ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Suicide

now1ncolor's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

that_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and War

masucolmusings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

this made me simultaneously hopeful about life and despair my existence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and War