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vici_loves's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings
alisazhup's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, and Grief
dytiscusfriend's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief
Moderate: Vomit
isadorawonder's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Cancer
hettyreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Excrement
scherezade's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Grief
v171's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
With that being said, there were moments where the narrative felt weak and fractured. I found myself skimming through the parts that were more monologuing than insightful. Overall, a good read that I would recommend.
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Grief
translove's review against another edition
5.0
it's so raw and beautiful in its realness. it makes me think and feel. I think about love and family; war and my whiteness; language and connections; life, in general. I feel devastated and seen. I feel like the only thing holding me together is a flimsy belief that I didn't lose too much, but it's such a frail thing, this belief, that it crumbles between my fingers like the sand castles I built and then tore down when I was little. this novel feels like a punch in the gut and at the same time the air moving back into my lungs afterwards. it hurts and heals and that is the kind of art I always crave. thank you, Ocean Vuong.
"Days I feel like a human being, while other days I feel more like a sound. I touch the world not as myself but as an echo of who I was. Can you hear me yet? Can you read me?"
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Domestic abuse