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n0elle'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Alcohol, and War
sahar18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
cloud_animals'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Moderate: Cancer and Racism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Car accident
svanderwiel103's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, and War
itsruthalicia'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
reemoony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
bisexualwentworth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The use of the second person was striking and affecting. The novel is written as a letter from Little Dog to his mother, Rose, but the overall effect is basically a dual narrator situation. It works beautifully.
The content is difficult. I knew it would be. It's very much a mommy issues book, which is what I expected from Vuong based on his poetry collections.
It would be wrong to say that I enjoyed this. I didn't. I appreciate Vuong's craft. I was deeply moved by many aspects of the story. I was triggered and brought to tears. I thought a lot about family and identity. But it's not an enjoyable book. It's deeply harrowing.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is also autobiographical enough that I would feel weird about giving it a star rating, so I'm simply not going to at this time.
NOTE: This book does contain sexual scenes between teenagers. These scenes are not written for the titillation of readers and are instead in service to the characters' development, but I still think it's wise to warn readers of this going in.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
I'm sure there are a lot of other content warnings that I'm missing, so please proceed with caution and care.giulia_rossi'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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Colonisation
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
adawada's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
devinaaaa'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Homophobia