Reviews tagging 'Violence'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

375 reviews

happinessity's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, and War

sapphicsquirrel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, War, and Classism

katy_heath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

2.5

It was beautifully written but I just didn’t like Trevor, and Trevor is half the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

annaarbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and War

reaganwebster's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed the poetic style but found it difficult to follow the storyline with interwoven perspectives of different characters and timelines. The plot seemed rather loosely defined and not very substantial or action based. 
While the poetry was beautiful it felt like a collection of poetic punchlines that didn't quite come together for me in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

A large chunk of pretty graphic sexual content that I skipped and therefore can't speak too, the scene was also quite descriptive and I was caught off guard by it.

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

aodamar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

sometimes flow of consciousness books can lose me but vuong kept me hooked. So heartbreaking and compelling and also would make u so mad at the USA (what’s new) I think at times a bit slow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

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

tumiysabelly's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and War

ashleygail's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis