Reviews tagging 'Grief'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

358 reviews

llj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation

pn__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

bookichor's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abortion

dorothy_the_explorothy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sammiseah'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief

gardenstparker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abortion

anniefwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

It's hard to describe this book because it's both ethereal and unconventional. The glimpses that Vuong shows of war, culture, addiction, sexuality, family, and coming of age all come together in a sort of collage that creates a full picture of Little Dog. I was more drawn to the narrative-style parts of the book; I don't think I'm the best reader for the more poetic passages, which could sometimes feel opaque to me. I think the writing style was innovative and deliberate, and I wish I was a bit more of a literary reader so that I could appreciate it more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism

frumpkin_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Car accident

oreo's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, and Abortion

afriske's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis